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How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?

Charles de Gaulle

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Advantage Choice Government
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.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Death Hero Humanity Possible Sacrifice Tolerance
France was built with swords. The fleur-de-lis, symbol of national unity, is only the image of a spear with three pikes.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Build Image Nation Sword
It so happens that the world is undergoing a transformation to which no change that has yet occurred can be compared, either in scope or in rapidity.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Compare Rapid Scope Transformation World
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Believe Himself Politics Quite Word
The desire of privilege and the taste of equality are the dominant and contradictory passions of the French of all times.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Desire Domination Passion Privilege Time
History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Determination Fatal Freedom History Man Moments
A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot grasp but which keeps his public excited and breathless.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Breathe Element Excitement Leadership Public Surprise True
One cannot govern with ‘buts’.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Governement Oneself
Whatever happens, the flame of the French resistance must not be extinguished and will not be extinguished. Tomorrow, as today, I will speak on Radio London.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Day Flame Myself Resistance Talk
I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Myself Past Prevent Return
In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Master Myself Politics Servant
Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Army Brilliant Mistake Planning Victory
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.
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Digestion Influence Life Myself Reading
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?
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Face Greatness History Hope Love
How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?
CHARLES DE GAULLE

Different Food Government Kind Nation Rule

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