Curtis Cate, The Atlantic. Charles de Gaulle: The Last Romantic. November 1960 Issue.
“The facts may prove me wrong,” Charles de Gaulle one day declared to his Finance Minister, Antoine Pinay, “but history will prove me right.” To which M. Pinay replied: “But, mon Général, I thought history was written with facts.” Today (1960) many of the facts are known, but President de Gaulle’s ultimate historical destiny is as unpredictable as ever. Curtis Cate, who represents the Atlantic in Europe, here probes the strengths and failings of one of the most complex Frenchmen of our times. (Brackets added.)