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

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...

A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot...

A true leader always keeps an element of surprise up his sleeve, which others cannot...

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...

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...

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

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...

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...

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...

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...

Treaties, you see, are like girls and roses; they last while they last.

Treaties, you see, are like girls and roses; they last while they last.

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...

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

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...

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

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...

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

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

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.

The belief that the soul continues its existence after the dissolution of the body is...

The belief that the soul continues its existence after the dissolution of the body is...

Believe you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a...

Believe you are defeated, believe it long enough, and it is likely to become a...

Why? Because I believe I will. If you believe, then you hang on. If you...

Why? Because I believe I will. If you believe, then you hang on. If you...

Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you, or a zealous...

Are you a politician asking what your country can do for you, or a zealous...