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The desire of privilege and the taste of equality are the dominant and contradictory passions of the French of all times.

Charles de Gaulle

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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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Betting against gold is the same as betting on governments. He who bets on governments and government money bets against 6,000 years of recorded human history.
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Men can have friends, statesmen cannot.
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One cannot govern with ‘buts’.
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Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.
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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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I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone.
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Belong Deep Man Myself
Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
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Gentlemen, I am ready for the questions to my answers.
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Answer Myself Question Ready
It so happens that the world is undergoing a transformation to which no change that has yet occurred can be compared, either in scope or in rapidity.
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Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
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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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Believe Himself Politics Quite Word
The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines.
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Old age is a shipwreck.
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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
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