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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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...

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...

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

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

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

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

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

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.

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...

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...

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

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

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.

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

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 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...

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

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...

Betrayal is the only truth that sticks

Betrayal is the only truth that sticks

Each betrayal begins with trust

Each betrayal begins with trust

There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of...

There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of...