Old age is a shipwreck.
CHARLES DE GAULLEDon’t think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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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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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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I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.
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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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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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In politics it is necessary either to betray one’s country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.
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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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Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.
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Authority doesn’t work without prestige, or prestige without distance.
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I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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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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Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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We may go to the moon, but that’ s not very far. The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us.
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Character is the virtue of hard times.
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