Word: gaullism
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...unique bond. During World War II, he was the symbol of the Resistance and later the spirit of reform. He restored political and economic stability. Never give up--have the courage to say no--embrace a collective ambition that leaves behind special interests: that is the message of Gaullism. It is one for all times and all nations. De Gaulle not only affirmed a certain idea of France. He also had a certain idea of mankind. And that idea allowed him to accomplish the impossible. --Jacques Chirac, President of France...
...recipe for trouble? For a civilization that may be the fastest changing in Europe, France has shown remarkable resilience and political staying power. The existential debate has not deflected Mitterrand from his nouveau Gaullism, a policy of working with and through Germany to secure a decisive say over the Continent's future. In the E.C.'s halls of power France remains paramount, and relations with Washington, prickly at the best of times, are on a surer footing...
...diplomatic friction between Washington and Bonn eventually led to fears that Bonn's assertively independent approach, which French Pundit Raymond Aron dubbed "Gaullism in a minor key," might prove a threat to Western solidarity. The first hint that West Germany might possibly be distancing itself from NATO was delivered by a leading figure of the left wing of Schmidt's own Social Democratic Party. Just as General Alexander Haig and other NATO commanders were warning about the Soviet Union's ominous military buildup, the S.P.D.'s parliamentary floor leader, Herbert Wehner, insisted that Moscow's moves were "defensive...
...great pronouncement was revealed in the form of the consecration of Chirac himself as the new strongman of Gaullism, and it was celebrated at a masterfully staged political extravaganza. The name of the old party, U.D.R. (Union des Démocrates pour la République), was changed to the Assembly for the Republic (Rassemblement pour la République).* Seventy thousand Guallist supporters-the biggest political convention ever-were brought to Paris' Porte de Versailles exhibition hall by ten special trains, 300 buses and charter flights from all over the country. It was an excited, happy crowd...
These were startling words coming as they did from the leader of a country that has been conditioned by 16 years of Gaullism, and much of French history as well, to think in terms of national grandeur. As a starter, Giscard said that he had invited the other members of the Common Market to meet in Paris late this month or early in December to discuss mutual problems. He also proposed that early next year a small group of oil producers and consumers should get together to consider the multiple problems of oil. Europe, he said, should have only...