In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country of the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

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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

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken...

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken...

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

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

Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

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

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

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...

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.

No nation has friends only interests

No nation has friends only interests

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...

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

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

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 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...

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...

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...

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

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.

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

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

In truth, there never was any remarkable lawgiver amongst any people who did not resort...

In truth, there never was any remarkable lawgiver amongst any people who did not resort...

The younger generation is supposed to rage against the machine, not for it. They're supposed...

The younger generation is supposed to rage against the machine, not for it. They're supposed...