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

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Authority Quotes

France cannot be France without greatness.

France cannot be France without greatness.

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own...

Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own...

France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.

France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.

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...

There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.

There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.

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 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...

As an adolescent I was convinced that France would have to go through gigantic trials,...

As an adolescent I was convinced that France would have to go through gigantic trials,...

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have...

Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have...

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...

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

No nation has friends only interests

No nation has friends only interests

As an adolescent I was convinced that France would have to go through gigantic trials,...

As an adolescent I was convinced that France would have to go through gigantic trials,...

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

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

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.

I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.

I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.

I was France.

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.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.