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.
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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No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
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Old age is a shipwreck.
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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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Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.
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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties 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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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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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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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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It’s impossible in normal times to rally a nation that has 265 kinds of cheese.
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France cannot be France without greatness.
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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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I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.
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Don’t think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
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The future does not belong to men.
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