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
Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.
How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time.
I have come to the conclusion that politics are 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.
The national task that had been incumbent upon me for 18 years is hereby confirmed.
The cemeteries of the world are full of indispensable men.
Art thou poor, yet hast thou golden slumbers? / O sweet content! / Art thou rich, yet is thy mind perplexed? / O punishment!
Brave shoemakers, all gentlemen of the gentle craft.
Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains, they drown in every drop.
Now I shall return to my village and there will remain at the disposition of the nation.
The sword is the axis of the world, and grandeur is indivisible.
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