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Men can have friends, statesmen cannot.
Charles de Gaulle
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Charles de Gaulle
Age: 79 †
Born: 1890
Born: November 22
Died: 1970
Died: November 9
Former President Of The French Republic
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Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle
General Charles Andre Joseph Marie de Gaulle
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Today we are crushed by the sheer weight of the mechanized forces hurled against us, but we can still look to the future in which even greater mechanized forces will bring us victory. Therein lies the destiny of the world.
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It is better to have a bad method than to have none.
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I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously.
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No, I'm not talking about the Russians I mean the Germans. In spite of everything, to have pushed so far!
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I cannot prevent the French from being French
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Leaders of men are later remembered less for the usefulness of what they have achieved than for the sweep of their endeavors.
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Don't think of yourself as indispensable or infallible. The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
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I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.
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Genius sometimes consists of knowing when to stop.
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It will not be any European statesman who will unite Europe: Europe will be united by the Chinese.
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Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.
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One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was one cannot judge life until death.
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Only by coming to grips with difficulty can you realize your full potential.
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To govern is always to choose among disadvantages.
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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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France has no friends, only interests.
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I am not bad, thank you. But don't worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.
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I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
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