One can unite the French only under the threat of danger. One cannot simply bring together a nation that produces 265 kinds of cheese.
CHARLES DE GAULLEOnce upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.
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Old age is a shipwreck.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time.
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Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
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These people really aim very badly.
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Never relinquish the initiative.
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Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
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I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone.
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He who laughs last didn’t get the joke.
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Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
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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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Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
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It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
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