Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
CHARLES DE GAULLEI have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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France cannot be France without greatness.
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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.
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A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
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I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone.
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Authority doesn’t work without prestige, or prestige without distance.
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The leader is always alone before bad fates.
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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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The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
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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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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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One cannot govern with ‘buts’.
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Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
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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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Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.
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