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

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

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

Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution....

Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution....

I always thought I was Jeanne d'Arc and Bonaparte. How little one knows oneself.

I always thought I was Jeanne d'Arc and Bonaparte. How little one knows oneself.

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...

No nation has friends only interests

No nation has friends only interests

I have come to the conclusions that politics are too serious a matter to be...

I have come to the conclusions that politics are too serious a matter to be...

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

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

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

One does not arrest Voltaire.

One does not arrest Voltaire.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.