History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads.
CHARLES DE GAULLEDifficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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Character is the virtue of hard times.
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For all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.
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For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
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We may go to the moon, but that’ s not very far. The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us.
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A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.
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France has no friends, only interests.
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The desire of privilege and the taste of equality are the dominant and contradictory passions of the French of all times.
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One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
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Whatever happens, the flame of the French resistance must not be extinguished and will not be extinguished. Tomorrow, as today, I will speak on Radio London.
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The Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering.
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