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If Our Language, Our Programs, Our Creations Are Not Strongly Present In The New Media, The Young Generation Of Our Country Will Be Economically And Culturally Marginalized.

Never Before Has Information Been So Important, To Governments And Businesses Alike. And Please Don't Imagine That Some Of You Gathered Here Today May Be Less Concerned Than Others. Globalization Means That The "butterfly Effect" Is Everywhere At Work. The Mistakes Of A Stockbroker In Singapore Or The Collapse Of The Baht In Bangkok, The Decisions Of A Finnish Industrial Concern, Or What The Governor Of Minas Gerais In Brazil Decides To Do About His State's Debt, Have Had Consequences For The World As A Whole.

No One Can Act Alone In The Name Of All And No One Can Accept The Anarchy Of A Society Without Rules.

The Authority And Influence Of France On The World Scene In The 21st Century Will Not Depend Solely On Its Modernity And Cohesion, Nor Even On The Continuity And Professionalism Of Its Foreign Policy. France Will Be Heeded If It Has A Message To Convey. Faced With The Temptations Of Laissez-faire, France Must Stand Out As The Nation With The Imagination And Determination To Pursue An Ambition That Combines Cogency With Generosity.

You Cannot Trust People Who Have Such Bad Cuisine. It [great Britain] Is The Country With The Worst Food After Finland.