I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone.
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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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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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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France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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The perfection preached in the gospels never yet built an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning.
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In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?
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Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.
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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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Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
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In the tumult of great events, solitude was what I hoped for. Now it is what I love. How is it possible to be contented with anything else when one has come face to face with history?
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I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.
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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
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How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?
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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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