Charles de Gaulle/3rd Government 9 June 1958 - 8 January 1959

Famous quotes containing the words government, january and/or gaulle:

    “The putting into force of laws which shall secure the conservation of our resources, as far as they may be within the jurisdiction of the Federal Government, including the more important work of saving and restoring our forests and the great improvement of waterways, are all proper government functions which must involve large expenditure if properly performed.”
    —William Howard Taft (1857–1930)

    “and you undid the reins
    and I undid the buttons,
    the bones, the confusions,
    The New England postcards,
    the January ten o’clock night,
    and we rose up like wheat....”
    —Anne Sexton (1928–1974)

    “Now she’s like everyone else.”
    —Charles De Gaulle (1890–1970)