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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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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I wouldn’t mind dying for France, but not for Air France.
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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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I 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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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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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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The Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering.
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The future does not belong to men.
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These people really aim very badly.
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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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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.
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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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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
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Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
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