My dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial.
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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It’s impossible in normal times to rally a nation that has 265 kinds of cheese.
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In politics it is necessary either to betray one’s country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.
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The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
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Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
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For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
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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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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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The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
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I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone.
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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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Whereas ordinary officers must be content with behaving correctly in front of their men, the great leaders have always carefully stage-managed their effects.
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Men can have friends, statesmen cannot.
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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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It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
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