I'd like the author and full quote "It is very difficult to govern a
country that has more than --- kinds of cheese". (Maybe Gen. Charles
de Gaulle, France?)

Dear 1939-ga,

You are correct that the author of the quotation is Charles de Gaulle. 

The full quotation is as follows:

QUOTATION: How can you be expected to govern a country that has 246
kinds of cheese?

AUTHOR: Charles de Gaulle, President of France 

ATTRIBUTION: Newsweek 1 Oct 62

From Simpson?s Contemporary Quotations, compiled by James B. Simpson.  1988:

Bartleby
http://www.bartleby.com/63/52/4552.html


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"How can you govern a country which has 246 kinds of cheeses"
French general & politician, Charles De Gaulle (1890 - 1970), in "Les
Mots du General", 1962
QuotationsPage.com 
http://www.quotationspage.com/quotes/Charles_De_Gaulle/


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France on the Brink by Jonathan Fenby
?Social critic Jonathan Fenby is not surprised that today's France
faces troubles and challenges. He notes that it was Charles de Gaulle
himself who once asked, "How can anyone govern a country with 246
varieties of cheese?"
http://216.239.37.104/search?q=cache:3okGMoeE2LwJ:www.booksense.com/readup/themes/bastille.jsp+246+varieties+of+cheese&hl=en&ie=UTF-8
Or this link
http://tinyurl.com/22eb5


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?Before I close, could I perhaps refer to another bon mot from
President de Gaulle - who obviously exasperated asked "How can you
govern a country which has 246 varieties of cheese?"
http://www.dublinforum.com/speeches.asp?ID=66


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After Barak: Benign Neglect 
George F. Will 
Newsweek
February 19, 2001

?Charles de Gaulle, lamenting the fractiousness of the French,
famously wondered, "How can you govern a country which has 246
varieties of cheese?"
The American Committee on Jerusalem 
http://www.acj.org/Feb_15.htm



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I hope you find this helpful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

Thanks for the prompt answer!