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Don't ask me who's influenced me. A lion is made up of the lambs he's digested, and I've been reading all my life.

~Charles De Gaulle

Topics: All My Life Ask Been He Influenced Lambs Life Lion Made Me My Life Reading Up

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Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

~Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Left Matter Politicians Politics Serious Too

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You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.

~Charles De Gaulle

Topics: American Beyond Commit Imagination May Plus Some Sure Think Will You

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There can be no prestige without mystery, for familiarity breeds contempt.

~Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Breeds Contempt Familiarity Mystery Prestige Without

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In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.

~Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Betray Country Either Electorate Necessary Politics Prefer

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France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.

~Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Battle France Lost She War

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How can anyone govern a nation that has two hundred and forty-six different kinds of cheese?

~Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Anyone Cheese Different Different Kinds Govern How Hundred Kinds Nation Two

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Never relinquish the initiative.

~Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Initiative Never Relinquish

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Old age is a shipwreck.

~Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Age Old Old Age Shipwreck

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The graveyards are full of indispensable men.

~Charles De Gaulle

Topics: Full Graveyards Indispensable Men

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Biography

Nationality: French

Type: Leader

Born: November 22nd, 1890

Died: November 9th, 1970

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