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" One cannot govern with 'buts'. "
Charles de Gaulle
Cannot
Govern
Buts
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" I have heard your views. They do not harmonize with mine. The decision is taken unanimously. "
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" Faced with crisis, the man of character falls back on himself. He imposes his own stamp of action, takes responsibility for it, makes it his own. "
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" The leader must aim high, see big, judge widely, thus setting himself apart form the ordinary people who debate in narrow confines. "
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" The true statesman is the one who is willing to take risks. "
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" In order to become the master, the politician poses as the servant. "
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" I grew up to always respect authority and respect those in charge. "
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" China is a big country, inhabited by many Chinese. "
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" I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them. "
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" The great leaders have always stage-managed their effects. "
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" You have to be fast on your feet and adaptive or else a strategy is useless. "
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" It is not tolerable, it is not possible, that from so much death, so much sacrifice and ruin, so much heroism, a greater and better humanity shall not emerge. "
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" Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop. "
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" Nothing great will ever be achieved without great men, and men are great only if they are determined to be so. "
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