"Politics is too serious a matter to be left to the politicians." ― Charles de Gaulle Topic(s): Politics More From Charles de Gaulle "Deliberation is the work of many men. Action, of one alone." "I respect only those who resist me, but I cannot tolerate them." "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." More In Politics "In politics, the reaction to a controversy is very often more enlightening and important than the details of the allegations themselves."― Tammy Bruce "In war, you can only be killed once, but in politics, many times."― Winston Churchill "Before I went to jail, I was active in politics as a member of South Africa’s leading organization – and I was generally busy from 7 A.M. until midnight. I never had time to sit and think."― Nelson Mandela