A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.
CHARLES DE GAULLEHow can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
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I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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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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The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
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No, I’m not talking about the Russians; I mean the Germans. In spite of everything, to have pushed so far!
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Character is the virtue of hard times.
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The evolution toward Communism is inevitable.
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Authority doesn’t work without prestige, or prestige without distance.
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Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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I’m not at all embarrassed to be a revolutionary.
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It’s impossible in normal times to rally a nation that has 265 kinds of cheese.
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One cannot govern with ‘buts’.
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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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