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.
CHARLES DE GAULLEMy dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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France was built with swords. The fleur-de-lis, symbol of national unity, is only the image of a spear with three pikes.
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The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
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Politics, when it is an art and a service, not an exploitation, is about acting for an ideal through realities.
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How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese?
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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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History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads.
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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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I wouldn’t mind dying for France, but not for Air France.
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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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The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
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One cannot govern with ‘buts’.
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