Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Charles De Gaulle Quotes

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

Never relinquish the initiative.

Never relinquish the initiative.

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...

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if...

Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if...

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

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

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

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...

We are not here to laugh.

We are not here to laugh.

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...

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...

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.

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...

China is a big country with a lot of chinese people living there

China is a big country with a lot of chinese people living there

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...

A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that...

A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that...

Starting out to make money is the greatest mistake in life. Do what you feel...

Starting out to make money is the greatest mistake in life. Do what you feel...