Plea of Jacques Chirac for a cultural plurality. Between threats and hopes

Abstract

This contribution aims to account for the challenges of cultural diversity and / or plurality based on two examples of political
speeches expressed at two different moments by Jacques Chirac, as President of the French Republic. The exploration of the two
discourses highlights the complexity of the relationship with the other in relation to his culture, his beliefs and lets glimpse the
convictions, ethos and pathos of President Chirac