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
My dear and old country, here we are once again together faced with a heavy trial.
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.
Deliberation is a function of the many; action is the function of one.
In the tumult of men and events, solitude was my temptation; now it is my friend. What other satisfaction can be sought once you have confronted History?
Brave shoemakers, all gentlemen of the gentle craft.
The sword is the axis of the world, and grandeur is indivisible.
Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains, they drown in every drop.
France has lost a battle. But France has not lost the war! (Proclamation, 18 June 1940)
China is a big country with a lot of chinese people living there Former French President Charles De Gaulle
Church is the only place where someone speaks to me and I do not have to answer back.
Treaties, you see, are like girls and roses; they last while they last.
Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
The best of men / That e'er wore earth about him, was a sufferer, / A soft, meek, patient, humble, tranquil spirit, / The first true gentleman that ever breathed.
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