You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul.

Quote by Charles De Gaulle

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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...

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....

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

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...

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

One cannot govern with 'buts'.

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...

Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's...

Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's...

China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

One does not arrest Voltaire.

One does not arrest Voltaire.

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...

You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think...

You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think...

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

Fascism is actually the work of the synergistic effort of big government and big corporations...

Fascism is actually the work of the synergistic effort of big government and big corporations...

Nations are equal in respect to each other, and entitled to claim equal consideration for...

Nations are equal in respect to each other, and entitled to claim equal consideration for...

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...

Under the doctrine of separation of powers, the manner in which the president personally exercises...