Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
CHARLES DE GAULLEHow can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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For all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.
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France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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It’s better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
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Never relinquish the initiative.
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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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The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
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Faced 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.
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One can unite the French only under the threat of danger. One cannot simply bring together a nation that produces 265 kinds of cheese.
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Politics, when it is an art and a service, not an exploitation, is about acting for an ideal through realities.
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Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
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Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
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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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France has no friends, only interests.
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France cannot be France without greatness.
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