“You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.”
Charles De Gaulle
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“The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.”
Charles De Gaulle
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“Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.”
Charles De Gaulle
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“The sword is the axis of the world, and grandeur is indivisible.”
Charles De Gaulle
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“Treaties are like roses and young girls — they last while they last”
Charles De Gaulle
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“Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.”
Charles De Gaulle
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“Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.”
Charles De Gaulle
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“France has lost a battle. But France has not lost the war.”
Charles De Gaulle
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“Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.”
Charles De Gaulle
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“Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.”
Charles De Gaulle
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“I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.”
Charles De Gaulle
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“I respect only those who resist me; but I cannot tolerate them.”
Charles De Gaulle
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“No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.”
Charles De Gaulle
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“How can you govern a country with two hundred and forty six varieties of cheese?”
Charles De Gaulle
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“In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.”
Charles De Gaulle
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“The graveyards are full of indispensable men.”
Charles De Gaulle
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“For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.”
Charles De Gaulle
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“Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains, they drown in every drop.”
Charles De Gaulle
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“Old age is a shipwreck.”
Charles De Gaulle
Submitted by Quonation |Category: Age
