Never relinquish the initiative.
CHARLES DE GAULLEWhen I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
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A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
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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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France cannot be France without greatness.
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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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The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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Authority doesn’t work without prestige, or prestige without distance.
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Don’t think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
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Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.
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Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
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