The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
CHARLES DE GAULLEIn order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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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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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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Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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I am not bad, thank you. But don’t worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.
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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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Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
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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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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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No policy is worth anything outside of reality.
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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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Belgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French.
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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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