Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
CHARLES DE GAULLEDeliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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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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I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
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Character is the virtue of hard times.
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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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Don’t think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
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I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.
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How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?
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Old age is a shipwreck.
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I am not bad, thank you. But don’t worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.
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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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Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
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You’ll live. Only the best get killed.
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The leader is always alone before bad fates.
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