French revolution Quote by Grace Lee Boggs

The nation-state became powerful in the wake of the French Revolution, whereas the nation-state has become powerless in light of globalization.

— Grace Lee Boggs

There is an element of delusional obsession in the French political elite's preoccupation with the notion that France is still a global power.

— Zbigniew Brzezinski

France has not been able to come to terms with the fact that it's not a major power anymore. I mean even before the…

— Noam Chomsky

When it comes to France, it seems to me the fundamental question is how a former colonial power should interact with its former colony.

— Alvaro de Vasconcelos

Financially, it's true that France does not have the same pulling power as England, Spain or Italy. But this is not the aspect that…

— David Trezeguet

France has never gotten over the fact that it was once a great power and is now just a great nuisance.

— Thomas Sowell

The authority and influence of France on the world scene in the 21st century will not depend solely on its modernity and cohesion, nor…

— Jacques Chirac

We are a great nation, which has lot to offer to the world, but to offer something to the world France has to remain…

— Marine Le Pen

France can never accept that it is no longer a dominating power in the world of culture. This is true both of the French…

— Adam Michnik

Those who claim France as a nation-state is obsolete are wrong.

— Max Gallo

Since the end of WWII, France's steady movement away from Western ideas of individual liberty and self-determination - and toward collectivist action and conformance…

— Charlie Kirk

I am convinced that unless America changes course, we will become the France of the 21st Century - still a great nation, but no…

— Mitt Romney