Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Silence Quotes

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...

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...

When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.

When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself.

Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue...

Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue...

China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

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

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

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...

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...

Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that's the way he shows his...

Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that's the way he shows his...

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

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

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

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

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

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

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

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

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...

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.