Where have the gladiators of the word gone who did not hesitate to descend into the political arena, like Clemenceau, Jaurès, Briand or, closer to us, Mitterrand, Giscard, Chirac, not to mention De Gaulle ?, wonders the former Minister of the Interior and President of the National Assembly.
While he is currently taking the stage for the first time with his partner, Valérie Bochenek, Jean-Louis Debré, 77, author of detective novels and history books, publishes
When the policies were making us laugh
(Éditions Bouquin).
To discover
Presidential 2022: where are the candidates in the polls?
LE FIGARO.
- Your book is full of good words.
Which ones come to mind?
Jean-Louis DEBRÉ.
-
In this electoral period, I would obviously quote the good Doctor Queuille:
"The promises only engage those who listen to them."
For him, the policy was not
"to solve the problems",
but
"to silence those who pose them"
.
I would also summon, to testify on what is happening before the elections, Edgar Faure.
He
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