"The degradation of the state is rapidly becoming worse." said Charles de Gaulle. "At this moment, when France is offered so many opportunities in so many ways, she is faced with disruption and perhaps with civil war. In these conditions I am offered one more opportunity to lead the country back to the salvation of the state and republic.
"For this duty the means must be available. If you are willing to invest it, the government . . . will demand from you full powers to act with effectiveness and speed. It will ask them from you for a period of...
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