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 GAULLEDifficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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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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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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Authority doesn’t work without prestige, or prestige without distance.
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Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
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No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
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Whatever happens, the flame of the French resistance must not be extinguished and will not be extinguished. Tomorrow, as today, I will speak on Radio London.
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The leader is always alone before bad fates.
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France cannot be France without greatness.
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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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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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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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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
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Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
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