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~ Charles de Gaulle Quotes ~
« on: February 19, 2014, 01:41:37 PM »
Charles de Gaulle Quotes


A French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II.
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle was a French general and statesman who led the Free French Forces during World War II. He later founded the French Fifth Republic in 1958 and served as its first President from 1959 to 1969.

Here are some famous quotes by Charles de Gaulle.




Old age is a shipwreck.
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« Reply #1 on: February 19, 2014, 01:42:09 PM »
Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
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« Reply #2 on: February 19, 2014, 01:42:48 PM »
Deliberation is the work of many men. Action of one alone.
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« Reply #3 on: February 19, 2014, 01:43:19 PM »
I respect only those who resist me but cannot tolerate them.
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« Reply #4 on: February 19, 2014, 01:43:49 PM »
Faced with crisis the man of character falls back on himself.
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« Reply #5 on: February 19, 2014, 01:44:30 PM »
Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
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« Reply #6 on: February 19, 2014, 01:45:04 PM »
The better I get to know men the more I find myself loving dogs.
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« Reply #7 on: February 19, 2014, 01:45:35 PM »
In order to become the master the politician poses as the servant.
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« Reply #8 on: February 19, 2014, 01:46:08 PM »
How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246 kinds of cheese?
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« Reply #9 on: February 19, 2014, 01:46:44 PM »
Before such a prodigious career judgement is torn between blame and admiration.
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« Reply #10 on: February 19, 2014, 01:47:20 PM »
How can you govern a country with two hundred and forty-six varieties of cheese?
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« Reply #11 on: February 19, 2014, 01:48:22 PM »
Since a politician never believes what he says he is surprised when others believe him.
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« Reply #12 on: February 19, 2014, 01:49:12 PM »
Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
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« Reply #13 on: February 19, 2014, 01:49:53 PM »
How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over 200 varieties of cheeses?
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Re: ~ Charles de Gaulle Quotes ~
« Reply #14 on: February 19, 2014, 01:50:38 PM »
It will not be any European statesman who will unite Europe: Europe will be united by the Chinese.
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