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

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Action Quotes

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

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

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...

Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

No nation has friends only interests

No nation has friends only interests

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...

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.

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken...

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken...

Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue...

Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue...

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

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...

When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.

When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

The national task that had been incumbent upon me for 18 years is hereby confirmed.

The national task that had been incumbent upon me for 18 years is hereby confirmed.

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...

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

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

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.

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...

There comes a time when silence is betrayal.

There comes a time when silence is betrayal.

Then you should have died! Died, rather than betray your friends, as we would have...

Then you should have died! Died, rather than betray your friends, as we would have...