We may go to the moon, but that’ s not very far. The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us.
CHARLES DE GAULLEA true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
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Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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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.
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In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
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No policy is worth anything outside of reality.
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My dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial.
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A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.
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Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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Gentlemen, I am ready for the questions to my answers.
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Whereas ordinary officers must be content with behaving correctly in front of their men, the great leaders have always carefully stage-managed their effects.
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All my life I have had a certain idea of France.
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Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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The Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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