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It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much sacrifice and ruin, so much heroism, a greater and better humanity shall not emerge.

Charles de Gaulle

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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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Business Myself Talk
Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
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Action Function Oneself
I wouldn’t mind dying for France, but not for Air France.
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Death Mindset Myself Patriot
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
The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
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Oneself Risk True Willing
You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.
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Adapt Fast Strategy Yourself
No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
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Country Independent
In politics it is necessary either to betray one’s country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.
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Betrayal Country Election Necessary Politics
France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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Battle France Herself Lost War
Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
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Authority Build Shelter Silence Strong Weakness
Leaders of men are later remembered less for the usefulness of what they have achieved than for the sweep of their endeavors.
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Achievement Endeavour Leadership Remember
A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.
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Breathe Element Excitement Leadership Public Surprise True
I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.
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Authority Charge Myself Respect
Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.
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Difficult Potential Realization
Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.
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Action Character Crisis Face Himself Responsibility
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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