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

Comment voulez-vous gouverner un pays qui a deux cent quarante-six variétés de fromage?

Charles de Gaulle

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Topic

France

Speaker

Charles de Gaulle

Statement Type

Question

Language

French

Time

1962 1960s 20th century

Occupation

National leader Politician Military officer

From

France Europe

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Citation

De Gaulle, Charles. Quoted in Les Mots du General, written by Ernest Mignon. Arthème Fayard, 1962.

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The moon landing The moon Space race Technological progress Progress
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Neil Armstrong
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Language
English
Time
1969 1960s 20th century
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Armstrong, Neil. Spoken on the moon. 20 July 1969.

Another quote originally in French

Knowing that certain nights whose sweetness lingers will keep returning to the earth and sea after we are gone, yes, this helps us die.

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Acceptance of death Death The human condition

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Albert Camus
Source
The Sea Close By
Medium
Essay
Language
French
Time
1953 1950s 20th century
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Citation

Camus, Albert. "The Sea Close By." Lyrical and Critical Essays. Vintage Books, 1970. Originally published in L'Eté [Summer]. Gallimard, 1954.

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For what should a man live, if not for the pleasures of discourse?

Plato

Phaedrus

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Phaedrus

Author

Plato
Source
Phaedrus
Medium
Philosophical dialogue Dialogue
Genre
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Statement Type
Question
Language
Greek
Time
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Era
Classical antiquity
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Original Citation

Socrates. Quoted in Φαῖδρος [Phaedrus], written by Plato. c. 370 BC, section 258e.

Current Citation

Socrates. Quoted in "Phaedrus." Plato: Lysis; Symposium; Phaedrus, written by Plato, translated by Christopher Emlyn-Jones and William Preddy. Harvard University Press, 2022, sect. 258e.