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?
CHARLES DE GAULLEBelgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French.
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It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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These people really aim very badly.
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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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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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The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
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Belgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French.
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For all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.
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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
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The perfection preached in the gospels never yet built an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning.
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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.
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Politics, when it is an art and a service, not an exploitation, is about acting for an ideal through realities.
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For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
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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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