I predict you will sink step by step into a bottomless quagmire, however much you spend in men and money." (On Vietnam War)
Charles de GaulleFor all of us Frenchmen, the guiding rule of our epoch is to be faithful to France.
Charles de GaulleHistory does not teach fatalism. There are moments when the will of a handful of free men breaks through determinism and opens up new roads.
Charles de GaulleWar stirs in men's hearts the mud of their worst instincts. It puts a premium on violence, nourishes hatred, and gives free rein to cupidity. It crushes the weak, exalts the unworthy, and bolsters tyranny .. .Time and time again it has destroyed all ordered living, devastated hope, and put the prophets to death.
Charles de Gaulle