A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
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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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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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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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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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.
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The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
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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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Only peril can bring the French together. One can’t impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese.
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For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
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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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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
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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.
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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
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I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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It’s impossible in normal times to rally a nation that has 265 kinds of cheese.
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The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
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