I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
CHARLES DE GAULLEEvery Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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Difficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.
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Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
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Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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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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For all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.
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Never relinquish the initiative.
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One cannot govern with ‘buts’.
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Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
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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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At the root of our civilization, there is the freedom of each person of thought, of belief, of opinion, of work, of leisure.
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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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You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.
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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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Leaders of men are later remembered less for the usefulness of what they have achieved than for the sweep of their endeavors.
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It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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