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Jean-Jacques Servan-Schreiber
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A French writer and politician, Servan-Schreiber described himself as an "agitator in ideas." Long before the formation of the European Union, in 1967 he published a book calling on Europe to pick itself up, economically -- or find itself a distant second to the United States. In The American Challenge, he argued against protectionism. "The evil is not the capacity of the Americans," he said, "but rather the incapacity of the Europeans." The book was an instant best-seller, eventually selling more than 3 million copies in 22 languages. Servan-Schreiber was later asked why his prediction of the United States dominating Europe didn't come true. "They listened to my warning," he said, and "did what I told them." He died November 7 from bronchitis after suffering for several years with a degenerative brain disease. He was 92.
From This is True for 5 November 2006
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