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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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The evolution toward Communism is inevitable.
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No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
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Only peril can bring the French together. One can’t impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese.
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Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
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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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When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time.
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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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The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
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