I know the UK has elaborate rituals around the Queen's yearly address to underscore Parliament's independence from the Sovereign as a result of the English Revolution, but still... A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds; a man of deeds and not of words is like a garden full of turds — Anonymous
afew is right that this is just about Sarkozy being able to do a "State of the Union" lookalike.
And the most ironic thing is that Monday's speech is widely seen in France (inclduing by all the rightwing people) as extremely mediocre and empty... In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
this is just about Sarkozy being able to do a "State of the Union" lookalike
But I am not asking only about the Constitution of the 5th republic - the rule was introduced in the 3rd Republic. A man of words and not of deeds is like a garden full of weeds; a man of deeds and not of words is like a garden full of turds — Anonymous
