Blue Quote by Charles de Gaulle

“Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese.” quote by Charles de Gaulle — Download Open image

“Only peril can bring the French together. One can't impose unity out of the blue on a country that has 265 different kinds of cheese.”

Charles de Gaulle

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