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

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

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...

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...

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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 with a lot of chinese people living there

China is a big country with a lot of chinese people living there

No nation has friends only interests

No nation has friends only interests

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...

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

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

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

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...

France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.

France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

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...

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...

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...