For all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.
CHARLES DE GAULLEDeliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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Don’t think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
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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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How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese?
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The evolution toward Communism is inevitable.
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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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You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul.
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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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Difficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.
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It’s impossible in normal times to rally a nation that has 265 kinds of cheese.
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I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.
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These people really aim very badly.
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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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One cannot govern with ‘buts’.
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A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.
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I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.
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