
“La véritable éloquence consiste à dire tout ce qu’il faut, et à ne dire que ce qu’il faut.”
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
“La véritable éloquence consiste à dire tout ce qu’il faut, et à ne dire que ce qu’il faut.”
Reflections; or Sentences and Moral Maxims (1665–1678)
In Defence of the Enlightenment
Tu put it in a terminology that harkens back to the more brutal age of ancient empires, the three grand imperatives of imperial geostrategy are to prevent collusion and maintain security dependance among the vassels, to keep tributaries pliant and protected, and to keep the barbarians from coming together.
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Le Grand Echiquier - 1997