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
At the root of our civilization, there is the freedom of each person of thought, of belief, of opinion, of work, of leisure.
Long live free Quebec!
All my life I have had a certain idea of France.
Every Frenchman wants to enjoy one or more privileges; that's the way he shows his passion for equality
Once upon a time there was an old country, wrapped up in habit and caution. We have to transform our old France into a new country and marry it to its time.
One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.
Today we are crushed by the sheer weight of the mechanized forces hurled against us, but we can still look to the future in which even greater mechanized forces will bring us victory. Therein lies the destiny of the world.
Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back upon himself.
It so happens that the world is undergoing a transformation to which no change that has yet occurred can be compared, either in scope or in rapidity.
The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
Leaders of men are later remembered less for the usefulness of what they have achieved than for the sweep of their endeavors.
The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects.
They really are bad shots.
I might have had trouble saving France in 1946 - I didn't have television then.