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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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,...

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...

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

I was France.

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 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...

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

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

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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...

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.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.