One cannot govern with 'buts'.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

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Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

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...

France cannot be France without greatness.

France cannot be France without greatness.

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...

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,...

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

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

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

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

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

I might have had trouble saving France in 1946-I didn't have television then.

I might have had trouble saving France in 1946-I didn't have television then.

China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

The sword is the axis of the world and its power is absolute.

The sword is the axis of the world and its power is absolute.

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

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

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

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...

I predict you will sink step by step into a bottomless quagmire, however much you...

I predict you will sink step by step into a bottomless quagmire, however much you...

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.

There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.

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

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