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In politics it is necessary either to betray one’s country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.

Charles de Gaulle

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Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.
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Difficult Potential Realization
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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Business Myself Talk
Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
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Enjoyment Equality Himself Passion Privilege
How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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Country Food Funny Government Yourself
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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Content Effect Leadership Man Management Ordinary
Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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Action Alone Man Oneself Work
Belgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French.
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Annoy Country Creation Invention
One cannot govern with ‘buts’.
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Governement Oneself
Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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Command Count Importance Man
France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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Battle France Herself Lost War
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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Build Ego Hard Perfection Pride
These people really aim very badly.
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Bad Goal People
I wouldn’t mind dying for France, but not for Air France.
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Death Mindset Myself Patriot
Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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Agreement Girl Last Rose Young
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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Day Flame Myself Resistance Talk
The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines.
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Judgement Leadership Narrow Ordinary People

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