If French is no longer the language of a power, it can be the language of a counter power.

Quote by Lionel Jospin

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I would like to see capital punishment suppressed in all democracies.

I would like to see capital punishment suppressed in all democracies.

The fight against terror is a common imperative for democracies and must become so for...

The fight against terror is a common imperative for democracies and must become so for...

I am not the Prime Minister of French capitalism. I am the Prime Minister of...

I am not the Prime Minister of French capitalism. I am the Prime Minister of...

I remain attached to my nation.

I remain attached to my nation.

Co-operation between governments still plays an important role and will remain indispensable.

Co-operation between governments still plays an important role and will remain indispensable.

We must lead in a different way... We must have an active president, who gives...

We must lead in a different way... We must have an active president, who gives...

If French is no longer the language of a power, it can be the language...

If French is no longer the language of a power, it can be the language...

I do not separate France from Europe.

I do not separate France from Europe.

What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.

What does not satisfy when we find it, was not the thing we were desiring.

There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for...

There is no more difficult art to acquire than the art of observation, and for...

Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought

Mechanical difficulties with language are the outcome of internal difficulties with thought

If it were admitted that the great object is to read and enjoy a language,...

If it were admitted that the great object is to read and enjoy a language,...

If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only...

If language had been the creation not of poetry but of logic, we should only...

People who cannot distinguish between good and bad language, or who regard the distinction as...

People who cannot distinguish between good and bad language, or who regard the distinction as...

Language is the soul of intellect, and reading is the essential process by which that...

Language is the soul of intellect, and reading is the essential process by which that...

Words were written out for me phonetically. I learned to quack in French, Spanish, Portuguese,...

Words were written out for me phonetically. I learned to quack in French, Spanish, Portuguese,...

When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor...

When I look at people that I would like to feel have been a mentor...

Language may die at the hands of the schoolman: it is regenerated by the poets

Language may die at the hands of the schoolman: it is regenerated by the poets

Another segment of society that has constructed a language of its own is business. ......

Another segment of society that has constructed a language of its own is business. ......

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean

The difficulty of literature is not to write, but to write what you mean