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Men can have friends, statesmen cannot.

Charles de Gaulle

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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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Death Hero Humanity Possible Sacrifice Tolerance
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
I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
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Conclusion Important Myself Politics Serious
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
Only peril can bring the French together. One can’t impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese.
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Country Different Funny Oneself Togetherness Unity
I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Destiny Feeing Instrument Myself
At the root of our civilization, there is the freedom of each person of thought, of belief, of opinion, of work, of leisure.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Civilization Freedom Leisure Root Work
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
No policy is worth anything outside of reality.
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Feeling Policy Reality Side Worth
Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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Greatness Leadership Unknown
Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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Command Count Importance Man
Genius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Genius Stop Time
To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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Advantage Choice Government
Old age is a shipwreck.
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Age Myself Old Perspective
Betting against gold is the same as betting on governments. He who bets on governments and government money bets against 6,000 years of recorded human history.
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Gold Government History Human Money Record
Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
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Choice Hard Inspirational Opponent Path Rival Way Yourself
The desire of privilege and the taste of equality are the dominant and contradictory passions of the French of all times.
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Desire Domination Passion Privilege Time
There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
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Breed Familiar Mystery Pride
I’m not at all embarrassed to be a revolutionary.
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Embarrassment Myself Revolution
Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Character Face Fall Himself Man
Men can have friends, statesmen cannot.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Friendship Man State
I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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Decision Harmony Myself View
Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
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Action Function Oneself
These people really aim very badly.
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Bad Goal People
The future does not belong to men.
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Future Man One Liner
Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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Agreement Girl Last Rose Young
In politics it is necessary either to betray one’s country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Betrayal Country Election Necessary Politics

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