To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
CHARLES DE GAULLELeaders of men are later remembered less for the usefulness of what they have achieved than for the sweep of their endeavors.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
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Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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The future does not belong to men.
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Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.
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I wouldn’t mind dying for France, but not for Air France.
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I’m not at all embarrassed to be a revolutionary.
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The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
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France has no friends, only interests.
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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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France was built with swords. The fleur-de-lis, symbol of national unity, is only the image of a spear with three pikes.
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I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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Betting against gold is the same as betting on governments. He who bets on governments and government money bets against 6,000 years of recorded human history.
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