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
Politics, when it is an art and a service, not an exploitation, is about acting for an ideal through realities.
I wouldn't mind dying for France, but not for Air France.
Yes, it is Europe, from the Atlantic to the Urals, it is Europe, it is the whole of Europe, that will decide the fate of the world.
I myself have become a Gaullist only little by little.
Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.
One does not arrest Voltaire.
Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
It's impossible in normal times to rally a nation that has 265 kinds of cheese.
One cannot govern with 'buts'.
I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.
In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
It is better to have a bad method than to have none.
Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.