The creation of consent is not a new art. It is a very old one which was supposed to have died out with the appearance of democracy. But it has not died out. It has, in fact, improved enormously in technic, because it is now based on analysis rather than on rule of thumb. And so, as a result of psychological research, coupled with the modern means of communication, the practice of democracy has turned a corner. A revolution is taking place, infinitely more significant than any shifting of economic power.
en
, 1922
“Entre l'Empire carolingien, son passé et son héritage chrétien, celui des Lumières et de la Révolution, et finalement la démocratie et les droits de l'homme, l'Europe a du mal à se définir tant elle redoute à présent tout ce qui relève de l'identitaire. Si l'on s'en tient aux critères de Copenhague de 1993, il suffit, pour intégrer l'Union, d'être démocrate, de pratiquer l'économie de marché et de reprendre l'acquis communautaire. À ce compte-là, pourquoi pas le Sénégal, le Japon, l'Inde ou le Brésil?”
Continuer l'Histoire, 2007
Thèmes
lumière , hommes , démocratie , homme , droit , démocrate , économie , marché , passé , bien-être , pratique , compte , union , être , révolution , présent , chrétien , passe , entrée , compteur , présentation , empire , finale , tante , critère , relève , pourquoi , héritage , tout , acquis , index , brésil , mal , redouteHubert Védrine 6
diplomate et homme politique français 1947Citations similaires
Ce que je crois, 1987
Medieval Islam was a religion of remarkable tolerance for its time, allowing Jews and Christians the right to practise their inherited beliefs, and setting an example which was not, unfortunately, copied for many centuries in the West. The surprise, ladies and gentlemen, is the extent to which Islam has been a part of Europe for so long, first in Spain, then in the Balkans, and the extent to which it has contributed so much towards the civilisation which we all too often think of, wrongly, as entirely Western. Islam is part of our past and our present, in all fields of human endeavour. It has helped to create modern Europe. It is part of our own inheritance, not a thing apart.
en
I think that what's disgusting is that, because the Democrats haven't done their job being a loyal opposition, the French have become the new Democrats! What is that? How disgusting is that? The French have become the Democratic Party!
en
Dans une discussion publique avec l'ex secrétaire de presse du président Clinton, Joe Lockhart.
Stupid White Men, 2001
Discours à l'occasion de la remise des prix Nobel en Norvège à Oslo.
Sur la paix
Discours prononcé devant le Parlement européen, 17 janvier 1995.
Discours, Politique européenne