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.
CHARLES DE GAULLEThe perfection preached in the gospels never yet built an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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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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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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For all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.
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One can unite the French only under the threat of danger. One cannot simply bring together a nation that produces 265 kinds of cheese.
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Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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All my life I have had a certain idea of France.
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It’s impossible in normal times to rally a nation that has 265 kinds of cheese.
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Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
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In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
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The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
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The Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering.
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Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.
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You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.
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Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
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The leader is always alone before bad fates.
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