All Charles de Gaulle Quotes
I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
Charles de Gaulle

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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.
Charles de Gaulle

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The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
Charles de Gaulle

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I might have had trouble saving France in 1946 - I didn't have television then.
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For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
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Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.
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When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.
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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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You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.
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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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I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.
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A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.
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