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.
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.
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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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History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads.
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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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A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.
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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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How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese?
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For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
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Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
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When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time.
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Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.
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A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
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Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
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Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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Never relinquish the initiative.
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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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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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The leader is always alone before bad fates.
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Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
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All my life I have had a certain idea of France.
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It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much sacrifice and ruin, so much heroism, a greater and better humanity shall not emerge.
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France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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These people really aim very badly.
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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.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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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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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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