I predict you will sink step by step into a bottomless quagmire, however much you spend in men and money.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

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China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of...

How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of...

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that's the way he shows his...

Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that's the way he shows his...

I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to...

I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to...

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

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

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

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

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,...

We are not here to laugh.

We are not here to laugh.

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 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...

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

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...

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.

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...

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...

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

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

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

The answer to old age is to keep one's mind busy and to go on...

The answer to old age is to keep one's mind busy and to go on...

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy...

A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy...