I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
CHARLES DE GAULLEIn war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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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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I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
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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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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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Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.
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I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.
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The future does not belong to men.
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France cannot be France without greatness.
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The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
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Old age is a shipwreck.
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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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No policy is worth anything outside of reality.
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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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I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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Character is the virtue of hard times.
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