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Death of Robert Badinter: how to define it in one word?
Robert Badinter died on the night of Thursday February 8 to Friday February 9. What word would you have chosen to define what Robert Badinter embodied in your eyes? Le 20 Heures asked the French this question. The word “humanist” comes up most often, along with “courage”. – (France 2)
Robert Badinter died on the night of Thursday February 8 to Friday February 9. What word would you have chosen to define what Robert Badinter embodied in your eyes? Le 20 Heures asked the French this question. The word “humanist” comes up most often, along with “courage”.
A brilliant orator, Robert Badinter loved words. But how can we evoke Robert Badinter in a single word? Among the French people interviewed by France 2, the term“humanist” comes up most often, with the word “courage”. Another woman talks about a man “bright”. For the son of Jewish immigrants, whose father died in a concentration camp, the word “Mensch” is also mentioned by a French woman. “He is a man of superior quality, he is both just and wise”she adds.
“Elegance” and “simplicity”
For another woman, the word “righteousness” comes to mind when mentioning Robert Badinter. “Elegance”, “simplicity” And “humanity”retains a Frenchwoman for his part. “I’m too little to talk about a man like that”, she adds. So, the big man has the last word. Robert Badinter was asked about his favorite word in a television show. “Justice”, he replied.
