Word: function
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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Many of his opponents have called De Gaulle a Fascist, a charge for which there is some justification. a theoretical point of view, De Gaulle's view of parliamentary democracy and of the function of a leader highly similar to the Fascist one. and Mussolini condemned parliamentary democracy for its failure represent the interests of the nation a whole. The parties, they said, out only for the interests of the groups they represented. The sum of group interests was far different from the national interests, which only be preserved by the leader of a single man, who was above...
...that he was preparing to return to office. When he finally announced his willingness to assume power, however, De Gaulle refused to comment on what policies he would pursue when in office. Unorthodox as this may seem, it is perfectly in keeping with De Gaulle's attitude toward the function of a leader, especially in domestic affairs...
Although many aspects of the problem were mentioned at the heavily attended meeting there was general agreement that the primary question was not the absolute size of the College but was the function of the College and the size best suited...
...this latter problem a split was apparent between those who stressed Harvard's function as a leader in the face of a rapidly increasing college population and those who stressed its commitment to excellence and experiment...
...this metamorphosis, the gods presumably share Olympus with The World's 100 Great Paintings. To satisfy this lofty status, Malraux exalts the secular painter's function to a kind of priestly vocation. Sacred art deified its subject; profane art deifies the calling of the artist. "Cezanne," Malraux argues, "did not wish to represent apples, he wished to paint pictures...