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The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.

Charles de Gaulle

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.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Digestion Influence Life Myself Reading
I wouldn’t mind dying for France, but not for Air France.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Death Mindset Myself Patriot
Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Difficult Potential Realization
I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Decision Harmony Myself View
France was built with swords. The fleur-de-lis, symbol of national unity, is only the image of a spear with three pikes.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Build Image Nation Sword
Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Enjoyment Equality Himself Passion Privilege
All my life I have had a certain idea of France.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Ideas Life Myself
Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Adversity Bitter Himself Joy Responsibility Seek
It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much sacrifice and ruin, so much heroism, a greater and better humanity shall not emerge.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Death Hero Humanity Possible Sacrifice Tolerance
For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Dreams Glory Herself
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.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Country Habit Marriage Old Time
Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Climate Diplomat Rain
France has no friends, only interests.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Friendship Interest Selfish
Whatever happens, the flame of the French resistance must not be extinguished and will not be extinguished. Tomorrow, as today, I will speak on Radio London.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Day Flame Myself Resistance Talk
No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Country Independent
In politics it is necessary either to betray one’s country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Betrayal Country Election Necessary Politics

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