France cannot be France without greatness.
CHARLES DE GAULLENothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
More Charles de Gaulle Quotes
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France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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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.
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In 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?
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Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
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A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by coming to grips with difficulty that he can realize his potentialities.
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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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Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
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I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.
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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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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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No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
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Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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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 leader is always alone before bad fates.
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