Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
CHARLES DE GAULLEFor all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.
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I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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One can unite the French only under the threat of danger. One cannot simply bring together a nation that produces 265 kinds of cheese.
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These people really aim very badly.
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It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much sacrifice and ruin, so much heroism, a greater and better humanity shall not emerge.
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How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese?
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It so happens that the world is undergoing a transformation to which no change that has yet occurred can be compared, either in scope or in rapidity.
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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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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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One cannot govern with ‘buts’.
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We may go to the moon, but that’ s not very far. The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us.
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The leader is always alone before bad fates.
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Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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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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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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