France has no friends, only interests.
CHARLES DE GAULLEOne can unite the French only under the threat of danger. One cannot simply bring together a nation that produces 265 kinds of cheese.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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Once 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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It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much sacrifice and ruin, so much heroism, a greater and better humanity shall not emerge.
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No, I’m not talking about the Russians; I mean the Germans. In spite of everything, to have pushed so far!
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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
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It is better to have a bad method than to have none.
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Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
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Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
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Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.
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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
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The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
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It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.
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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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