At an interview given on Bastille Day--the celebrated anniversary of a riot that precipitated decades of anarchy, mass murder, despotism, and war--Jacques Chirac, the president of France, unburdened himself of some opinions about the superiority of his nation to the uncouth and perfidious Anglo-Saxons.(The Week ...)(Brief Article)(Interview)

From: National Review | Date: August 8, 2005 | Copyright information

At an interview given on Bastille Day--the celebrated anniversary of a riot that precipitated decades of anarchy, mass murder, despotism, and war--Jacques Chirac, the president of France, unburdened himself of some opinions about the superiority of his nation to the uncouth and perfidious Anglo-Saxons. Clearly, he opined, in really important things like public health and relief for the poor, the French were better off than the British. When his interviewer gently pointed out that B...

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