One cannot govern with ‘buts’.
CHARLES DE GAULLESilence is the ultimate weapon of power.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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Nothing builds authority up like silence, splendor of the strong and shelter of the weak.
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We may go to the moon, but that’ s not very far. The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us.
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Difficulty attracts the characterful man, for it is by grasping it that he fulfils himself.
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I am a man who belongs to no-one and who belongs to everyone.
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You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.
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Character is the virtue of hard times.
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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
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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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Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
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It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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My dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial.
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A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.
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Old age is a shipwreck.
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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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I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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