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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.

Charles de Gaulle

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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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Action Alone Man Oneself Work
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 Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering.
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Confidence Domination Elite People Time
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
Authority doesn’t work without prestige, or prestige without distance.
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Authority Distance Work
France was built with swords. The fleur-de-lis, symbol of national unity, is only the image of a spear with three pikes.
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Build Image Nation Sword
In the tumult of great events, solitude was what I hoped for. Now it is what I love. How is it possible to be contented with anything else when one has come face to face with history?
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Face Greatness History Hope Love
I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
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Myself Resistance Respect Tolerance
Genius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.
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Genius Stop Time
Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
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Authority Build Shelter Silence Strong Weakness
The perfection preached in the gospels never yet built an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning.
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Build Ego Hard Perfection Pride
In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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Paid Policy Risk War
The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
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Better Love Man Myself
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
France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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Battle France Herself Lost War
Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
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Choice Hard Inspirational Opponent Path Rival Way Yourself

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