Quotes by Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

Charles de Gaulle

French statesman

Lived from: 1890 - 1970

Category: Politics Country: FlagFrance

Born: 22 november 1890 Died: 9 november 1970

  • Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.
  • Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends.
  • Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.

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  • Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.
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  • Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
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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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  • Every man of action has a strong dose of egoism, pride, hardness, and cunning. But all those things will be regarded as high qualities if he can make them the means to achieve great ends.
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  • Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own.
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  • For glory gives herself only to those who have always dreamed of her.
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  • France has lost a battle. But France has not lost the war.
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  • How can you govern a country with two hundred and forty six varieties of cheese?
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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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  • I respect only those who resist me; but I cannot tolerate them.
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  • In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
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  • No country without an atom bomb could properly consider itself independent.
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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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  • Nothing strengthens authority so much as silence.
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  • Old age is a shipwreck.
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  • Silence is the ultimate weapon of power.
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  • Since a politician never believes what he says, he is surprised when others believe him.
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  • The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
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  • The sword is the axis of the world, and grandeur is indivisible.
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  • Treaties are like roses and young girls - they last while they last
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What are the most famous quotes from Charles de Gaulle?

The two most famous quotes from Charles de Gaulle are:

  • "Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back."
  • "Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone."

When did Charles de Gaulle live?

Charles de Gaulle was born in 1890 and died in the year 1970.