Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

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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...

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

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

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...

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.

We are not here to laugh.

We are not here to laugh.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 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...

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown

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

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

The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the...

The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the...

Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have...

Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have...

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...

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...

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.