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General Charles De Gaulle
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"The graveyards are full of indispensable men."
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Men
"What do you take me for, an idiot?"
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"Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so."
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"Deliberation is the function of many, action is the function of one."
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"I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French."
Miscellaneous
"Now I shall return to my village and there will remain at the disposition of the nation."
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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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"You start out giving your hat, then you give your coat, then your shirt, then your skin and finally your soul."
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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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"Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last."
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"To govern is always to choose among disadvantages."
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"When I want to know what France thinks, I ask myself."
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"I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously."
Decision-Making
"The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs."
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Wisdom
"Silence is the ultimate weapon of power."
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Power
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