Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
CHARLES DE GAULLEFaced 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.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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Old age is a shipwreck.
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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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Betting against gold is the same as betting on governments. He who bets on governments and government money bets against 6,000 years of recorded human history.
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I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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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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Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
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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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Character is the virtue of hard times.
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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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France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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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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I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.
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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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Gentlemen, I am ready for the questions to my answers.
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Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.
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