Charles de Gaulle Quotes about War

War 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

War 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

Crush, Peace, War

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 Gaulle

Money, Military, War

Old France, weighed down with history, prostrated by wars and revolutions, endlessly vacillating from greatness to decline, but revived, century after century, by the genius of renewal!

Charles de Gaulle

War, Greatness, France

Charles de Gaulle (1960). “War Memoirs: Salvation, 1944-1946. Translated from the French by R. Howard”

Today we are crushed by the sheer weight of the mechanized forces hurled against us, but we can still look to the future in which even greater mechanized forces will bring us victory. Therein lies the destiny of the world.

Charles de Gaulle

War, Lying, Destiny

In war, the policy of least exertion always risks being paid for dearly.

Charles de Gaulle

Military, War, Risk

Charles de Gaulle (1964). “The Complete War Memoirs”

France has lost the battle but she has not lost the war.

Charles de Gaulle

War, Battle, France