Word: intellectualsâ
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Dates: during 1959-1959
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...down in elongated script, the memoirs were written in a classic prose Frenchmen had not seen in a long time?precise yet lyrical, stamped with honor, revealing the essential selflessness of a man dedicated to his nation's grandeur. On the strength of this literary achievement, France's intellectuals???who do so much to set their country's political tone?for the first time gave De Gaulle their wholehearted admiration.* And in the act of reducing his life to book form, the general reviewed his past mistakes, sketched out alternative plans of action that might have worked better. Says...