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A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.

Charles de Gaulle

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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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I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.
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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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Difficulty attracts the man of character because it is in embracing it that he realizes himself.
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France cannot be France without greatness.
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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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Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
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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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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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A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
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Genius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.
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I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
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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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Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
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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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