| Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one. |
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- Charles de Gaulle |
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| History does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads. People get the history they deserve. |
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- Charles de Gaulle |
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| You have to be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination. |
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- Charles de Gaulle |
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| Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first. |
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- Charles de Gaulle |
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| How can one conceive of a one-party system in a country that has over two hundred varieties of cheese? |
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- Charles de Gaulle |
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| Treaties are like roses and young girls - they last while they last. |
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- Charles de Gaulle |
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| I have come to the conclusion that politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians. |
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- Charles de Gaulle |
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| In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. |
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- Charles de Gaulle |
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| Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop. |
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- Charles de Gaulle |
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| The graveyards are full of indispensable men. |
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- Charles de Gaulle |
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