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Military Quotes by Charles de Gaulle
- I have against me the bourgeois, the military and the diplomats, and for me, only the people who take the Métro.
- In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.
- I feel not a person but an instrument of destiny.
- The graveyards are full of indispensable men.
- Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.
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