Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.
CHARLES DE GAULLEI have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
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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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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
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Gentlemen, I am ready for the questions to my answers.
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I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.
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One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.
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Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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All my life I have had a certain idea of France.
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I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone.
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I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.
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Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
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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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Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
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