L’Empire, c’est la paix (associated with Napoleon III)
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"L’Empire, c’est la paix" is a famous political slogan of Napoleon III expressing his claim that the stability and authority of his empire would guarantee peace.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political slogan
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quotation → |
| associatedWith |
French imperial propaganda
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Second French Empire → |
| author |
Napoleon III
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| countryOfOrigin |
France
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| hasForm |
memorable slogan
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short phrase → |
| hasPerspective |
peace through strong centralized authority
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| hasSubject |
authoritarian stability
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empire → peace → political legitimacy → |
| ideologicalRole |
legitimization of the Second French Empire
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presentation of empire as guarantor of peace → |
| language |
French
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| meaning |
The Empire is peace
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| notableFor |
association with Napoleon III
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expression of imperial peace doctrine → |
| originalLanguage |
French
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| politicalContext |
European balance of power
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French domestic politics → |
| politicalPosition |
pro-empire
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| rhetoricalFunction |
creation of a reassuring image of empire
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simplification of complex foreign policy claims → |
| timePeriod |
19th century
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reign of Napoleon III → |
| usedFor |
justification of imperial rule
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political persuasion → public reassurance → |
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| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
|---|---|
|
House of Bonaparte
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motto |