Hollande is also aware that, for historical and cultural reasons, France’s international role must be different from that of other countries. In his book Changer de destin (Changing Destiny), published in February, he affirms that France’s message will continue to be a universal one – a stance reminiscent of the birth in 1789 of the French Republic, which, like the United States, was originally conceived as the triumph of liberty and democracy.
奥朗德也认识到，出于历史和文化的原因，法国在国际社会中有着与其他国家不同的作用。在其2月出版的新书《变化的命运》（Changer de destin）中，奥朗德说，法国的声音将继续是普世的——这一立场自1789年法兰西共和国诞生以来便一以贯之，并与美国一样，从一开始就被认为是自由和民主的胜利。