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 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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He who laughs last didn’t get the joke.
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The evolution toward Communism is inevitable.
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Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents.
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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.
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How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?
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These people really aim very badly.
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Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?
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I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
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Belgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French.
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You’ll live. Only the best get killed.
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The perfection preached in the gospels never yet built an empire. Every man of action has a strong dose of egotism, pride, hardness, and cunning.
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When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time.
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Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.
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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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