I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. CHARLES DE GAULLE ConclusionImportantMyselfPoliticsSerious
How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese? CHARLES DE GAULLE CountryFoodHimselfSystemVariety
At the root of our civilization, there is the freedom of each person of thought, of belief, of opinion, of work, of leisure. CHARLES DE GAULLE CivilizationFreedomLeisureRootWork
Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential. CHARLES DE GAULLE DifficultPotentialRealization
My dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial. CHARLES DE GAULLE CountryFaceheavyMyselfTogethernessTrial
The desire of privilege and the taste of equality are the dominant and contradictory passions of the French of all times. CHARLES DE GAULLE DesireDominationPassionPrivilegeTime
Don’t think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men. CHARLES DE GAULLE FallGraveManThinkingWorldYourself
How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese? CHARLES DE GAULLE CountryFoodFunnyGovernmentYourself
No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent. CHARLES DE GAULLE CountryIndependent
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 DeterminationFatalFreedomHistoryManMoments
France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war. CHARLES DE GAULLE BattleFranceHerselfLostWar
Difficulty attracts the man of character because it is in embracing it that he realizes himself. CHARLES DE GAULLE AttractionDifficultEmbraceHimselfRealization
Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that’s the way he shows his passion for equality. CHARLES DE GAULLE EnjoymentEqualityHimselfPassionPrivilege
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word. CHARLES DE GAULLE BelieveHimselfPoliticsQuiteWord
In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. CHARLES DE GAULLE MasterMyselfPoliticsServant
Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents. CHARLES DE GAULLE ChoiceHardInspirationalOpponentPathRivalWayYourself
Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown. CHARLES DE GAULLE ForceLeadershipLoveProcessStrong
The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines. CHARLES DE GAULLE JudgementLeadershipNarrowOrdinaryPeople
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. CHARLES DE GAULLE CountryDifferentFunnyOneselfTogethernessUnity
