Word: moi
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...yield to the reasoning of his opponents "that if he succeeds in Algeria, he will no longer be necessary." Instead, the French people will be reminded of their debt to the man who might adapt Louis XIV's reputed maxim to read La nation, c'est moi...
...freedom for all political parties, release of all political prisoners, promotion of "free enterprise," and creation of a neutral Southeast Asian bloc that would accept aid from all nations, including the U.S. By no means do all the peasants fall for the Red promises. Says one in pidgin French: "Moi pas vu, moi pas croire" (Me no see, me no believe). But a great many others are convinced by the Reds, partly because, as one villager says, "The Viet Cong come into the fields and work with you. If there's no work to be done, they...
...grey suit and somber tie, Tshombe walked in briskly, placed a wreath of white lilies on the coffin, stood motionless for a full minute, bowed and walked out. "I knew him as a man with whom I could talk freely," he said earlier. "C'est triste pour moi...
Gauze Trousers. Curled like a shrimp around the Indo-Chinese Peninsula, South Viet Nam is washed by 900 miles of the South China Sea. Behind the sandy dunes of the north are tiers of flat plains leading back to the highlands where 300,000 Moi hut dwellers search the thick forests for white elephants as good-luck charms. In the south are the hard-working Annamese peasants, squatting under conical hats of palm leaves in the brimming Mekong Delta marshes to plant the rice that is South Viet Nam's chief source of sustenance and a major export. The delta...
...music would be the best Boston would hear this season, were it not for the fact that My Fair Lady itself is coming later. Memorable songs abound: "Follow Me," sung by Nimue to a failing Merlyn; "C'est Moi," trumpeted by a self-confident Lancelot; and the gloomy "Guinevere," rendered by the ensemble, dressed in subdued, monkish robes and standing in near-darkness...