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?
CHARLES DE GAULLEAlways choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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All my life I have had a certain idea of France.
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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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France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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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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For all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.
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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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No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
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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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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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The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
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In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
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Genius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.
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I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines.
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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
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