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
What do you take me for, an idiot?
I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them.
Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese.
Whatever happens, the flame of the French resistance must not be extinguished and will not be extinguished. Tomorrow, as today, I will speak on Radio London.
It's better to have a bad plan then no plan at all.
It will not be any European statesman who will unite Europe: Europe will be united by the Chinese.
Victory often goes to the army that makes the least mistakes, not the most brilliant plans.
For all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.
I am not bad, thank you. But don't worry, one of these days I shall certainly die.
Belgium is a country invented by the British to annoy the French.
One can unite the French only under the threat of danger. One cannot simply bring together a nation that produces 265 kinds of cheese.
The evolution toward Communism is inevitable.
All my life I have had a certain idea of France.