In the four years since he came to power, Charles de Gaulle has bent the bulk of his energies toward solving the Algerian problem. Never humble, even in adversity, De Gaulle will not yield to the reasoning of his opponents "that if he succeeds in Algeria, he will no longer be necessary." Instead, the French people will be reminded of their debt to the man who might adapt Louis XIV's reputed maxim to read La nation, c'est moi.
Rightists call him a deceiver who sold France out to those same "ambitious agitators" with whom...
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