How can you govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?

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"The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs."

- Charles de Gaulle

Love

"“Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first.”"

- Charles de Gaulle

Belief

"Patriotism is when love of your own people comes first; nationalism, when hate for people other than your own comes first."

- Charles de Gaulle

Compassion

"Old age is a shipwreck."

- Charles de Gaulle

Adversity

"I have tried to lift France out of the mud. But she will return to her errors and vomitings. I cannot prevent the French from being French."

- Charles de Gaulle

Reflection

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"It is at the moment of death that humanity has value."

- Archer

Philosophy

"Religion, ideology, resources, land, spite, love or just because… No matter how pathetic the reason, it’s enough to start a war. War will never cease to exist… reasons can be thought up after the fact… Human nature pursues strife."

- Paine

Philosophy

"Christmas is a necessity. There has to be at least one day of the year to remind us that we’re here for something else besides ourselves."

- Eric Sevareid

Philosophy

"Maybe Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas...perhaps...means a little bit more!"

- Theodor Seuss Geisel

Philosophy

"Christmas is built upon a beautiful and intentional paradox; that the birth of the homeless should be celebrated in every home."

- G.K. Chesterton

Philosophy