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

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

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I always thought I was Jeanne d'Arc and Bonaparte. How little one knows oneself.

I always thought I was Jeanne d'Arc and Bonaparte. How little one knows oneself.

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

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

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...

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.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

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...

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...

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...

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.

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

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

It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much...

It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much...

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

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

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

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

One does not arrest Voltaire.

One does not arrest Voltaire.

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...

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...

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

The sword is the axis of the world and its power is absolute.

The sword is the axis of the world and its power is absolute.

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.