Charles de Gaulle Quotes About Politics
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It will not be any European statesman who will unite Europe: Europe will be united by the Chinese.
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Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.
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Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.
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In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.
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How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?
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I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.
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When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time.
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Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.
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I'm not at all embarrassed to be a revolutionary.
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In politics it is necessary either to betray one's country or the electorate. I prefer to betray the electorate.
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Charles de Gaulle
- Born: November 22, 1890
- Died: November 9, 1970
- Occupation: Former President of the French Republic
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