French Unity Quotes
De Gaulle, after the humiliation of France in WWII, tried to reestablish the French overseas Empire at a time when colonialism was on its way out and even the United States under Franklin Delano Roosevelt favored independence for Indochina. De Gaulle’s insistence on reestablishing control of Indochina led to the Vietnamese quest for independence and the Vietnam War.
The French have for over 1000 years had a nationalistic ego that was, compared to other countries, very extreme. Highly nationalistic Frenchmen have almost always felt that the French were not proud enough of their exalted role in the history of human civilization. De Gaulle was the most extreme but Chevenement was not too far behind.
