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« Above the nation, in France, there is humanity. Above society, in America, there is God. The president in Paris takes an oath on the Constitution voted by those below, and in Washington on the Bible, which emanates from the Most High. The first, after his "Long live the Republic, long live France" terminal, will go to his library with the "Essays" of Montaigne in his hands. The other will finish his speech on "God Bless America" - and will be photographed against a starry flag. »
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Régis Debray
Setback |
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Régis Debray
Setback
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« It is by acquiring an insulating layer, whose role is not to prohibit, but to regulate the exchange between one inside and one outside, that a living being can form and grow. »
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Régis Debray
Praise for borders |
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Régis Debray
Praise for borders
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« Perhaps it is waiting for Godot to hope to see a time when public affairs were not distributed in matters of money and matters of the heart, when the forum did not offer a very congested outlet, transparency helping, to the sex, tax, judicial or psychopathology of bateleurs in need of stage. »
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Régis Debray
The miscalculation |
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Régis Debray
The miscalculation
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