Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Silence Quotes

When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We...

When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We...

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 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 graveyards are full of indispensable men.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

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...

A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by...

A man of character finds a special attractiveness in difficulty, since it is only by...

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...

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

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...

China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

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...

How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of...

How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of...

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...

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.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

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

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

One does not arrest Voltaire.

One does not arrest Voltaire.

Never relinquish the initiative.

Never relinquish the initiative.

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.