I was France.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Charles De Gaulle Quotes

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...

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...

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...

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

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...

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

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

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...

It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much...

It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much...

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

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

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 country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.

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

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

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

China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We...

When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We...

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...

A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.

A great country worthy of the name does not have any friends.

We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the...

We want all our friends to tell us our bad qualities; it is only the...

The U.S. army confirmed that it gave a lucrative fire fighting contract in Iraq to...

The U.S. army confirmed that it gave a lucrative fire fighting contract in Iraq to...