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

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

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The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the...

The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the...

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

One does not arrest Voltaire.

One does not arrest Voltaire.

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own...

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own...

A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot...

A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot...

Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in...

Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in...

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

As an adolescent I was convinced that France would have to go through gigantic trials,...

As an adolescent I was convinced that France would have to go through gigantic trials,...

Treaties, you see, are like girls and roses; they last while they last.

Treaties, you see, are like girls and roses; they last while they last.

Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in...

Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in...

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.

A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.

A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.

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...

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...

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.

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...