The desire of privilege and the taste of equality are the dominant and contradictory passions of the French of all times.
CHARLES DE GAULLEI am not bad, thank you. But don’t worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul.
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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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No policy is worth anything outside of reality.
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It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
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In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?
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I wouldn’t mind dying for France, but not for Air France.
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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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Don’t ask me who’s influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he’s digested, and I’ve been reading all my life.
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Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
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I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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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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It’s impossible in normal times to rally a nation that has 265 kinds of cheese.
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