Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Patriotism Quotes

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...

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

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

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...

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

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...

I always thought I was Jeanne d'Arc and Bonaparte. How little one knows oneself.

I always thought I was Jeanne d'Arc and Bonaparte. How little one knows oneself.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

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.

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.

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...

Never relinquish the initiative.

Never relinquish the initiative.

China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

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

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

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...

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 true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.

The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.

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,...

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

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...

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...