Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
CHARLES DE GAULLENothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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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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Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
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I’m not at all embarrassed to be a revolutionary.
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All my life I have had a certain idea of France.
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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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A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.
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Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.
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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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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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Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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France was built with swords. The fleur-de-lis, symbol of national unity, is only the image of a spear with three pikes.
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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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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
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In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
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