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France has no friends, only interests.

Charles de Gaulle

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He who laughs last didn’t get the joke.
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Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality.
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The leader is always alone before bad fates.
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The evolution toward Communism is inevitable.
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One cannot govern with ‘buts’.
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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
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France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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Battle France Herself Lost War
To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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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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I’m not at all embarrassed to be a revolutionary.
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No, I’m not talking about the Russians; I mean the Germans. In spite of everything, to have pushed so far!
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The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines.
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Men are of no importance. What counts is who commands.
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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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Don’t think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
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Adversity attracts the man of character. He seeks out the bitter joy of responsibility.
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