Charles de Gaulle
Charles de Gaulle
Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle; 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French military general and statesman. He was the leader of Free Franceand the head of the Provisional Government of the French Republic. In 1958, he founded the Fifth Republic and was elected as the 18th President of France, a position he held until his resignation in 1969. He was the dominant figure of France during the Cold War era and his memory continues to influence...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth22 November 1890
CityLille, France
CountryFrance
The future does not belong to men...
Always choose the hardest way, on it you will not find opponents
France cannot be France without greatness.
War stirs in men's hearts the mud of their worst instincts. It puts a premium on violence, nourishes hatred, and gives free rein to cupidity. It crushes the weak, exalts the unworthy, and bolsters tyranny .. .Time and time again it has destroyed all ordered living, devastated hope, and put the prophets to death.
We may go to the moon, but that' s not very far. The greatest distance we have to cover still lies within us.
Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.
I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless.
Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone.
How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?
All my life I have thought of France in a certain way.
Now I shall return to my village and there will remain at the disposition of the nation.
Art thou poor, yet hast thou golden slumbers? / O sweet content! / Art thou rich, yet is thy mind perplexed? / O punishment!
The national task that had been incumbent upon me for 18 years is hereby confirmed.