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?
CHARLES DE GAULLEDeliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
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The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
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Old age is a shipwreck.
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Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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France cannot be France without greatness.
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Gentlemen, I am ready for the questions to my answers.
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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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Men can have friends, statesmen cannot.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
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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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Genius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.
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Belgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French.
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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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