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Quotes by Charles de Gaulle

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

Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970)
 
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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.

Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970)
 
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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?

Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970)
 
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I have against me the bourgeois, the military and the diplomats, and for me, only the people who take the Métro.

Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970)
 
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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.

Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970)
 
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Nothing more enhances authority than silence. It is the crowning virtue of the strong, the refuge of the weak, the modesty of the proud, the pride of the humble, the prudence of the wise, and the sense of fools. To speak is to . . . dissipate one's strength; whereas what action demands is concentration. Silence is a necessary preliminary to the ordering of one's thoughts.

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

Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970)
 
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Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.

Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970)
 
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In order to become the master the politician poses as the servant.

Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970)
 
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How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over 200 varieties of cheeses?

Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970)
Source: 1958
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