I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.
CHARLES DE GAULLEIn 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?
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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At the root of our civilization, there is the freedom of each person of thought, of belief, of opinion, of work, of leisure.
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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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Men can have friends, statesmen cannot.
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Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
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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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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.
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Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.
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Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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Whereas ordinary officers must be content with behaving correctly in front of their men, the great leaders have always carefully stage-managed their effects.
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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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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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How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese?
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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
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One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.
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