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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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All my life I have had a certain idea of France.
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Ideas Life Myself
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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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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Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
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Whereas ordinary officers must be content with behaving correctly in front of their men, the great leaders have always carefully stage-managed their effects.
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It is better to have a bad method than to have none.
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I am not bad, thank you. But don’t worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.
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Death Myself Thankful
The leader is always alone before bad fates.
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Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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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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The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
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Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
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Action Function Oneself
One can unite the French only under the threat of danger. One cannot simply bring together a nation that produces 265 kinds of cheese.
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One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.
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