Don’t think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
CHARLES DE GAULLEIt so happens that the world is undergoing a transformation to which no change that has yet occurred can be compared, either in scope or in rapidity.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.
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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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Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
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It so happens that the world is undergoing a transformation to which no change that has yet occurred can be compared, either in scope or in rapidity.
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Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.
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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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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
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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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For all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.
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The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
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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.
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Character is the virtue of hard times.
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Authority doesn’t work without prestige, or prestige without distance.
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The leader is always alone before bad fates.
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For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
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