Word Origin and History for boondoggle Expand n. 1935, American English, of uncertain origin, popularized during the New Deal as a contemptuous word for make-work projects for the unemployed.
Men can have friends, statesmen cannot. Charles-Andre-AndrÃ©-Joseph marie De (gaulle 22 november â 1890 9 november), 1970 In france commonly referred to as le general GÃ©nÃ©ral, de gaulle Was a french military leader. and statesman
Resilience was exemplified in General de Gaulle, the Free French Forces and the Resistance, and the spirit of resilience was emphasised in de Gaulleâs famous speech of 18 June 1940. Yet at the same time the majority of French people and the French government did not show themselves to be resilient.