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The objective of these barbaric acts is to terrorise, to paralyse through fear, to subjugate or to censor. Undisputedly after this act that traumatised the whole nation, fear is there. It is my responsibility to say that this fear must be overcome. And to say that this attack must continue to prompt free speech in the face of Islamic fundamentalism. We must not stay silent. And we must say what happened. We must not be scared of words: this is a terrorist act committed in the name of radical Islamism. Denial and hypocrisy are no longer an option. The absolute refusal of Islamic fundamentalism must be proclaimed high and loud by whomever. Life and liberty are among the most precious values.

— Marine Le Pen on Islamic fundamentalism

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "The objective of these barbaric acts is to terrorise, to paralyse through fear, to subjugate or to censor. Undisputedly after this act that traumatised the whole nation, fear is there. It is my responsibility to say that this fear must be overcome. And to say that this attack must continue to prompt free speech in the face of Islamic fundamentalism. We must not stay silent. And we must say what happened. We must not be scared of words: this is a terrorist act committed in the name of radical Islamism. Denial and hypocrisy are no longer an option. The absolute refusal of Islamic fundamentalism must be proclaimed high and loud by whomever. Life and liberty are among the most precious values." in the context of "Marine Le Pen, "Le Pen: Radical Islam behind Charlie Hebdo attack", ITV News (8 January 2015)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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Marine Le Pen

About Marine Le Pen

Marion Anne Perrine (known as Marine Le Pen; born 5 August 1968) is a French politician and lawyer who has been President of the National Rally (previously the National Front) since 2011. She has been the member of the National Assembly for the 11th constituency of Pas-de-Calais since 2017. Le Pen was featured by Time as one of the 100 most influential people in the world in 2011 and 2015.