Quotes from Charles de Gaulle


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    Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.

    Politics | Politician | Word


    When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.

    France | Ask | Thinks


    Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.

    Men | Work | Alone


    France cannot be France without greatness.

    Greatness | France | Cannot


    Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.

    Action | Crisis | Himself


    You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul.

    Soul | Giving | Start


    France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.

    War | Battle | Lost


    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.

    Death | Humanity | Sacrifice


    The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines.

    Leader | Debate | Aim


    Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

    Patriotism | Love | Hate


    Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.

    Roses | Last | Treaties


    In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

    Politics | Servant | Master


    Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

    Road | Greatness | Unknown


    The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

    Leadership | Great | Leaders


    The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.

    Pet | Men | Dogs


    I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.

    Respect | Cannot | Tolerate


    In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.

    Politics | Betray | Electorate


    Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.

    Men | Great | Determined


    How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?

    Government | Cheese | Nation


    To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

    Choose | Govern | Among


       

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