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?
CHARLES DE GAULLEHearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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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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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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I am not bad, thank you. But don’t worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.
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Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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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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For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
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Gentlemen, I am ready for the questions to my answers.
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I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.
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Character is the virtue of hard times.
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Genius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.
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Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
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The evolution toward Communism is inevitable.
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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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Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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