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Le Coup d'État permanent (1964) Part II, ch. 1
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There exists in our country a solid continuity of Bonapartism, where the vocation for grandeur of France, the monarchist tradition, and the passion for national unity, the Jacobin tradition get together.

— François Mitterrand

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "There exists in our country a solid continuity of Bonapartism, where the vocation for grandeur of France, the monarchist tradition, and the passion for national unity, the Jacobin tradition get together." in the context of "Le Coup d'État permanent (1964) Part II, ch. 1" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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François Mitterrand

About François Mitterrand

François Maurice Adrien Marie Mitterrand (October 26, 1916 – January 8, 1996) was a French politician. He was elected President of France in May 1981, re-elected in 1988 and held office until 1995.