Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Charles De Gaulle Quotes

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

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...

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 was France.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

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

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

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

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

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...

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

I have against me the bourgeois, the military and the diplomats, and for me, only...

I have against me the bourgeois, the military and the diplomats, and for me, only...

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...

Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's...

Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's...

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...

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.

The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.

As an adolescent I was convinced that France would have to go through gigantic trials,...

As an adolescent I was convinced that France would have to go through gigantic trials,...

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...

A coquette is like a recruiting sergeant, always on the lookout for fresh victims.

A coquette is like a recruiting sergeant, always on the lookout for fresh victims.

Love is whatever you can still betray ... Betrayal can only happen if you love.

Love is whatever you can still betray ... Betrayal can only happen if you love.