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

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...

I have come to the conclusions that politics are too serious a matter to be...

I have come to the conclusions that politics are too serious a matter to be...

No nation has friends only interests

No nation has friends only interests

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken...

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken...

Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution....

Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution....

Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.

Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.

The national task that had been incumbent upon me for 18 years is hereby confirmed.

The national task that had been incumbent upon me for 18 years is hereby confirmed.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

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.

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...

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken...

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken...

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...

France cannot be France without greatness.

France cannot be France without greatness.

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

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.

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

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

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...

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...