Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Silence Quotes

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

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

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,...

France cannot be France without greatness.

France cannot be France without greatness.

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

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

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...

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

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

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

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.

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.

Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

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

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

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,...

You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think...

You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think...

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

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...

No nation has friends only interests.

No nation has friends only interests.

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

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

No nation has friends only interests

No nation has friends only interests

Its important for us to explain to our nation that life is important. Its not...

Its important for us to explain to our nation that life is important. Its not...

United Nations: Where America feeds the hands that bite it

United Nations: Where America feeds the hands that bite it