The Washington Post, February 20th, 2003
I didn't get the point Justin Vaisse was trying to make in his Feb. 15 op-ed column, "Merci for the French Correction." Dictators and tyrants, regardless of nationality, understand power. They also understand how to manipulate public opinion and appeal to the better nature of those on whose necks they intend to plant their boots. Even the French translation must suggest that is serious business. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain and French Marshal Philippe Petain learned the hazards of accommodation, regardless of how intellectually and diplomatically appealing it may be. Not opposing...
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