Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
CHARLES DE GAULLEWhatever 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.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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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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The evolution toward Communism is inevitable.
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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
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The future does not belong to men.
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It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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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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Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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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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A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
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I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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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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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?
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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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You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul.
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