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
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.
When I am right, I get angry. Churchill gets angry when he is wrong. So we were often angry at each other.
Love is the strongest force the world possesses, and yet it is the Greatness is a road leading towards the unknown.
I might have had trouble saving France in 1946 - I didn't have television then.
The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks.
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.
They really are bad shots.
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.
I myself have become a Gaullist only little by little.
All my life I have had a certain idea of France.
Long live free Quebec!
One must wait until the evening to see how splendid the day was; one cannot judge life until death.
In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.