No, I’m not talking about the Russians; I mean the Germans. In spite of everything, to have pushed so far!
CHARLES DE GAULLEFrance cannot be France without greatness.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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These people really aim very badly.
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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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No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
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You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.
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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
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Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
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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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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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In politics it is necessary either to betray one’s country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.
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Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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At the root of our civilization, there is the freedom of each person of thought, of belief, of opinion, of work, of leisure.
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Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.
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One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.
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It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
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