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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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I wouldn’t mind dying for France, but not for Air France.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Death Mindset Myself Patriot
Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Authority Build Shelter Silence Strong Weakness
Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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Action Alone Man Oneself Work
Old age is a shipwreck.
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Age Myself Old Perspective
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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Breathe Element Excitement Leadership Public Surprise True
France has no friends, only interests.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Friendship Interest Selfish
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.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Attraction Character Difficult Himself Man Potential Realization
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
Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
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Enjoyment Equality Himself Passion Privilege
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 upon himself.
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Character Face Fall Himself Man
For all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Faith France Guide Rule
I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Myself Past Prevent Return
To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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Advantage Choice Government
My dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Country Face heavy Myself Togetherness Trial
One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Day Death Evening Judgement Life Oneself Wait

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