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Difficulty attracts the man of character because it is in embracing it that he realizes himself.

Charles de Gaulle

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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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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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Difficulty attracts the man of character because it is in embracing it that he realizes himself.
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Old age is a shipwreck.
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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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He who laughs last didn’t get the joke.
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Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.
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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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In the tumult of great events, solitude was what I hoped for. Now it is what I love. How is it possible to be contented with anything else when one has come face to face with history?
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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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I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.
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Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
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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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These people really aim very badly.
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You’ll live. Only the best get killed.
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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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