The principal function of anti-Americanism has always been, and still is, to discredit liberalism by discrediting its supreme incarnation. To travest… - Jean-François Revel

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The principal function of anti-Americanism has always been, and still is, to discredit liberalism by discrediting its supreme incarnation. To travesty the United States as a repressive, unjust, racist—almost fascist—society was a way of proclaiming: look what happens when liberalism is implemented!

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About Jean-François Revel

Jean-François Revel (19 January 1924 – 30 April 2006) was a French philosopher.

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Alternative Names: Jean-François Ricard
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