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Alexis de Tocqueville, French historian and philosopher, French Minister of Foreign Affairs (born 1805)

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Alexis de Tocqueville

French diplomat, political philosopher and historian (1805–1859)

Alexis Charles Henri Clérel, comte de Tocqueville, was a French diplomat, political philosopher and historian. He is best known for his works Democracy in America and The Old Regime and the Revolution (1856). In both, he analyzed the living standards and social conditions of…
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Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs (France)

Foreign affairs government office of France

The Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs is the ministry of the Government of France that handles France's foreign relations. Since 1855, its headquarters have been located at 37 Quai d'Orsay, close to the National Assembly. The term Quai d'Orsay is often used as a metonym…
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