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Character is the virtue of hard times.

Charles de Gaulle

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Leaders of men are later remembered less for the usefulness of what they have achieved than for the sweep of their endeavors.
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Achievement Endeavour Leadership Remember
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
The Jews remain what they have been at all times: an elite people, self-confident and domineering.
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Confidence Domination Elite People Time
I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
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Myself Resistance Respect Tolerance
France has no friends, only interests.
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Friendship Interest Selfish
The leader is always alone before bad fates.
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Alone Bad Fate Hard Time Leadership
It’s impossible in normal times to rally a nation that has 265 kinds of cheese.
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Food Impossible Kind Nation
I’m not at all embarrassed to be a revolutionary.
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Embarrassment Myself Revolution
Gentlemen, I am ready for the questions to my answers.
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Answer Myself Question Ready
The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
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Better Love Man Myself
Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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Agreement Girl Last Rose Young
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
In the tumult of great events, solitude was what I hoped for. Now it is what I love. How is it possible to be contented with anything else when one has come face to face with history?
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Face Greatness History Hope Love
How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?
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Different Food Government Kind Nation Rule
Difficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.
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Character Difficult Fulfill Himself Man
You’ll live. Only the best get killed.
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Best Kill Live Yourself
France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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Battle France Herself Lost War
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
He who laughs last didn’t get the joke.
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Dumb Himself Joke Laughter
I wouldn’t mind dying for France, but not for Air France.
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Death Mindset Myself Patriot
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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Digestion Influence Life Myself Reading
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
It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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Bad Better Choice Planning
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.
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Country Habit Marriage Old Time
Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
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Character Face Fall Himself Man
When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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Myself Thinking
Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Power Silence Ultimate Weapon Wisdom

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