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Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.
Churches
Charles De Gaulle

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Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
Action
Charles De Gaulle

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Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains, they drown in every drop.
Diplomacy
Charles De Gaulle

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For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
Glory
Charles De Gaulle

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France has lost a battle. But France has not lost the war.
Battles
Charles De Gaulle

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How can you govern a country with two hundred and forty six varieties of cheese?
Nations
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.
Politicians and Politics
Charles De Gaulle

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I respect only those who resist me; but I cannot tolerate them.
Opposition
Charles De Gaulle

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In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
Mastery
Charles De Gaulle

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No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
Nuclear Age
Charles De Gaulle

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Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.
Authority
Charles De Gaulle

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Old age is a shipwreck.
Age and Aging
Charles De Gaulle

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Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
Silence
Charles De Gaulle

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Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.
Politicians and Politics
Charles De Gaulle

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The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
Humility
Charles De Gaulle

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The sword is the axis of the world, and grandeur is indivisible.
World
Charles De Gaulle

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Treaties are like roses and young girls -- they last while they last
Treaties
Charles De Gaulle

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Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing.
[ Research ] Wernher Von Braun