Charles de Gaulle Quotes About Politics

Quotes about: Politics

• I have come to the conclusion that politics are too serious a matter to be left to the politicians.

  Charles de Gaulle

  Life, Political, Politics

  Quoted in Clement Attlee, A Prime Minister Remembers (1961) See Briand 2; Clemenceau 4

• In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant.

  Charles de Gaulle

  Freedom, Political Will, Order

• It will not be any European statesman who will unite Europe: Europe will be united by the Chinese.

  Charles de Gaulle

  Europe, Chinese, Politics

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

  Charles de Gaulle

  Country, Betrayal, Nerd

• When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. We are angry at each other much of the time.

  Charles de Gaulle

  Anger, Political, Politics

• How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?

  Charles de Gaulle

  Country, Diversity, Political

  In Ernest Mignon Les Mots du G‚n‚ral (1962) p. 57

• Since a politician never believes what he says, he is quite surprised to be taken at his word.

  Charles de Gaulle

  Trust, Witty, Freedom

  In Ernest Mignon Les Mots du G‚n‚ral (1962) p. 67

• I'm not at all embarrassed to be a revolutionary.

  Charles de Gaulle

  Wisdom, Politics, Revolutionary

• Authority doesn't work without prestige, or prestige without distance.

  Charles de Gaulle

  Distance, Political, Politics

• Treaties are like roses and young girls. They last while they last.

  Charles de Gaulle

  Girl, Flower, Government

  "François Hollande 'will retain Franco-British defence ties' as president" by Kim Willsher, www.theguardian.com. April 1, 2012.

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