To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Government Quotes

No nation has friends only interests

No nation has friends only interests

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

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

I was France.

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...

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

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

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...

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

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.

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...

One does not arrest Voltaire.

One does not arrest Voltaire.

In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my...

In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my...

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

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.

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

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

I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.

I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.

Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.

Envy comes from people's ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts

Envy comes from people's ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts

The hardest thing to believe about The Fan is not that Robert De Niro is...

The hardest thing to believe about The Fan is not that Robert De Niro is...

We prefer to believe that the absence of inverted commas guarantees the originality of a...

We prefer to believe that the absence of inverted commas guarantees the originality of a...

There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what...

There is one rule for politicians all over the world: Don't say in Power what...