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After his election to the Académie française in 1925, Valéry became a tireless public speaker and intellectual figure in French society, touring Europe and giving lectures on cultural and social issues as well as assuming a number of official positions eagerly offered to him by an admiring French nation.

He represented France on cultural matters at the League of Nations, and he served on several of its committees.

The Outlook for Intelligence ( 1989 ) contains English translations of a dozen essays resulting from these activities.