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Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.

Charles de Gaulle

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How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese?
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Country Food Himself System Variety
Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
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He who laughs last didn’t get the joke.
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Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.
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Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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I’m not at all embarrassed to be a revolutionary.
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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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At the root of our civilization, there is the freedom of each person of thought, of belief, of opinion, of work, of leisure.
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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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Country Food Funny Government Yourself
In politics it is necessary either to betray one’s country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.
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Betrayal Country Election Necessary Politics
Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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Army Brilliant Mistake Planning Victory
Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
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Choice Hard Inspirational Opponent Path Rival Way Yourself
One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.
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Day Death Evening Judgement Life Oneself Wait
Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
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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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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.
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Never relinquish the initiative.
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Dim Initiative
Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
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Enjoyment Equality Himself Passion Privilege
No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
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Country Independent
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.
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Death Hero Humanity Possible Sacrifice Tolerance
One cannot govern with ‘buts’.
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These people really aim very badly.
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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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Build Image Nation Sword
I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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Decision Harmony Myself View
Belgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French.
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Annoy Country Creation Invention
Politics, when it is an art and a service, not an exploitation, is about acting for an ideal through realities.
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France has no friends, only interests.
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Friendship Interest Selfish

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