Tag: élites

  • Police, Army

    Police, Army

    In France, the gendarmes and the military promise “devotion to the public good and to comply with orders received only in strict respect for the human person, and undertake only to make legitimate use of force”. They do not take oaths from those in power. Décret n° 2013-874 du 27 septembre 2013 relatif à la…

  • Police, Armée

    Police, Armée

    En France, les gendarmes et les militaires promettent de faire preuve de “dévouement au bien public et de se conformer aux ordres reçus que strictement dans le respect de la personne humaine et ne s’engagent qu’à faire un usage légitime de la force”. Ils ne prêtent pas serment auprès des personnes au pouvoir. Décret n°…

  • “Courage is found in unlikely places”…

    “Courage is found in unlikely places”…

    Courage is found in unlikely places. Many are the strange chances of the world, and help oft shall come from the hands of the weak when the Wise falter. If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world. JRR Tolkien – The Lord of the…