No, I’m not talking about the Russians; I mean the Germans. In spite of everything, to have pushed so far!
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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Genius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.
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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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France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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The future does not belong to men.
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France cannot be France without greatness.
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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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Authority doesn’t work without prestige, or prestige without distance.
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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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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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I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
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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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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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The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
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Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
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