Wish we had a guy like this around today

“Audacity and a bit of luck can change the course of human events. History does not support fatalism. There are times when the effort of a few can break down the established order and open up new ways. When deploring present evils and fearing the worst, one may say: “This is just how things are, how they must be.” Straighten up, gentlemen, against this pretext for cowardice. It is more than a folly, it is a sin against the spirit.” … Charles de Gaulle