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

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

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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.

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...

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.

No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.

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

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

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

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

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

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

One does not arrest Voltaire.

One does not arrest Voltaire.

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

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

France cannot be France without greatness.

France cannot be France without greatness.

You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is...

You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is...

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.

The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.

The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.

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...

I might have had trouble saving France in 1946 - I didn't have television then.

I might have had trouble saving France in 1946 - I didn't have television then.

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...

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only...

Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only...