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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.

Charles de Gaulle

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Discover Distance Far Greatness Lying Moon
France cannot be France without greatness.
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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
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Breed Familiar Mystery Pride
A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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Paid Policy Risk War
Only peril can bring the French together. One can’t impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese.
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Country Different Funny Oneself Togetherness Unity
The leader is always alone before bad fates.
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Alone Bad Fate Hard Time Leadership
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.
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Action Character Crisis Face Himself Responsibility
In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
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Master Myself Politics Servant
Difficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.
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Character Difficult Fulfill Himself Man
No, I’m not talking about the Russians; I mean the Germans. In spite of everything, to have pushed so far!
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Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
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Believe Himself Politics Quite Word
The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines.
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Judgement Leadership Narrow Ordinary People
Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
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He who laughs last didn’t get the joke.
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It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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