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And by 1980, a year that I can even remember--
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that was a pleasure because I was married that year--
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more than half
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of the 154 members of the United Nations
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had been admitted to membership since 1956.
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Now, one obvious point is that part of the dismantling of empires,
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one important theme in this
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is that Britain and France in the post-war period
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became less important powers than they had before,
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is that, as you know,
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France-- and this was essential in
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de gaulle's view of himself and view of the world--