Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
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Belgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French.
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Whereas ordinary officers must be content with behaving correctly in front of their men, the great leaders have always carefully stage-managed their effects.
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I wouldn’t mind dying for France, but not for Air France.
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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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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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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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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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I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
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Never relinquish the initiative.
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Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
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Politics, when it is an art and a service, not an exploitation, is about acting for an ideal through realities.
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I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.
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I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone.
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You’ll live. Only the best get killed.
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