THE spirit of revolution, whose modern roots were struck in France nearly two centuries ago, reappeared with a vengeance again last week and shook the Fifth Republic of Charles de Gaulle. It began with rebellious students, but it spread with ominous speed through the ranks of France's workers, creating a tempestuous alliance that often before has had explosive consequences. The situation was serious enough to cause the Premier of France, Georges Pompidou, to declare on nationwide television that the rebels were bent on "destroying the nation and the very foundations of our free...
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