Don’t think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
CHARLES DE GAULLEOnly by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.
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Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
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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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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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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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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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A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
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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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In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?
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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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How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese?
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In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
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The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
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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 true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
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The perfection preached in the gospels never yet built an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning.
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Never relinquish the initiative.
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No policy is worth anything outside of reality.
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The evolution toward Communism is inevitable.
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The future does not belong to men.
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All my life I have had a certain idea of France.
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It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.
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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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