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Excerpts from the famous speech made by General Charles de Gaulle at City Hall in Montréal on July 24, 1967.
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General de Gaulle's Call for the Liberation of Quebec [crowd]
[Charles De Gaule]: This is what I have come to tell you this evening.
Adding that I will take home with me as a result of this unprecedented meeting in Montréal
an unforgettable souvenir. All of France knows sees hears what is going on here and I can tell you what would be best
Long live Montréal
Long live Quebec
[crowd]
[CDG]: Long live free Quebec
[crowd]
[CDG above the crowd]: Long live
[crowd continues to cry out]
[CDG]: Long live! Long live French Canada! And long live France!
[crowd]