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Charles de Gaulle

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Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
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Action Function Oneself
We may go to the moon, but that’ s not very far. The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us.
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Discover Distance Far Greatness Lying Moon
France was built with swords. The fleur-de-lis, symbol of national unity, is only the image of a spear with three pikes.
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Build Image Nation Sword
How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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Country Food Funny Government Yourself
I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone.
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Belong Deep Man Myself
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
Gentlemen, I am ready for the questions to my answers.
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Answer Myself Question Ready
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Achievement Determination Greatness Myself
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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Compare Rapid Scope Transformation World
No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
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Country Independent
In the tumult of great events, solitude was what I hoped for. Now it is what I love. How is it possible to be contented with anything else when one has come face to face with history?
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Face Greatness History Hope Love
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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Attraction Character Difficult Himself Man Potential Realization
A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
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Alone Country Friendship Greatness Name Worth
How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese?
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Country Food Himself System Variety
I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.
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Destiny Feeing Instrument Myself
One cannot govern with ‘buts’.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Governement Oneself

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