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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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

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.

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...

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...

I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken...

I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken...

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 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.

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be...

I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be...

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...

I have against me the bourgeois, the military and the diplomats, and for me, only...

I have against me the bourgeois, the military and the diplomats, and for me, only...

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.

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...

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

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

One does not arrest Voltaire.

One does not arrest Voltaire.

In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my...

In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my...

A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by...

A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by...

It's not what I do, but the way I do it. It's not what I...

It's not what I do, but the way I do it. It's not what I...

Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and...

Ever since I was a child I have had this instinctive urge for expansion and...