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The Gaulle and the Elizee Palace
The Gaulle speech is one of the most important moments in French history. It was made before a planned communist demonstration on May 30th, 1940. He tells his supporters: 'It's me or them' and says he will use emergency powers to stop more protests. Julian Jackson has written about it as an attempt to galvanise support for democracy. But there are people who would rather see their windows smashed than hear him speak.