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

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

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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...

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.

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

You'll live. Only the best get killed.

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...

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.

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...

Old age is a shipwreck.

Old age is a shipwreck.

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

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

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...

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...

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.

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...

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...

No nation has friends only interests

No nation has friends only interests

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

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

For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.

For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

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...

Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only...

Hearing Mass is the ceremony I most favor during my travels. Church is the only...

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....