Clayton, coming across as a Whig in his writings on the French decolonization, implies that the rise of nationalism is perhaps a progressive step towards freedom for the peoples of the colonies. Due to the mistakes of the French and their ignorant, laid back attitude towards the rise of nationalism, people were able to make progress in breaking away from the Empire and gaining self-governance in order to form their own destinies and choices. While it can be considered that this perhaps was an unwise move from the colonies, like Indochina, the problem seems to stem from the French with their us...

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