As an adolescent I was convinced that France would have to go through gigantic trials, that the interest of life consisted in one day rendering her some signal service and that I would have the occasion to do so.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

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Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

China is a big country with a lot of chinese people living there

China is a big country with a lot of chinese people living there

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

I might have had trouble saving France in 1946 - I didn't have television then.

I might have had trouble saving France in 1946 - I didn't have television then.

For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.

For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.

You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is...

You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is...

Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only...

Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only...

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

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

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

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

How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two...

How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two...

Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's...

Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's...

I predict you will sink step by step into a bottomless quagmire, however much you...

I predict you will sink step by step into a bottomless quagmire, however much you...

I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.

I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

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

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

You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then...

You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then...

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if...

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if...

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We...

When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We...

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

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