Insisting that self-determination was the only way ahead, he called on the army to reject even passive association with the insurrection and instructed it to re-establish public order. If the state bowed before the challenge it faced, “France would be no more than a poor, broken toy floating on an ocean of uncertainty,” he warned.
随着戴高乐身着军装，在电视上向人们展示他对这一全新媒介的全面控制，决定性的时刻到来了。 他说，“我古老而又亲爱的国家，现在再次面临着一次严峻的考验，” 他坚称掌握自决权是唯一的出路，并号召军队抵制与叛乱分子的被动联系，并下令重建公共秩序。 如果国家在所面临的挑战面前屈服，“法国将比在前途未卜的海洋上漂浮着的破旧的可怜玩具好不了多少，”他发出警告。