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ОглавлениеThe name Maurice Duplessis will always spark debate. To some, he is Quebec’s greatest premier. To others, he will always be a tyrant, a fascist.
This biographical narrative does not set out either to judge or to exonerate him. Others before me have taken sides. Others after me will take sides. But not everything has been said about Duplessis.
In order to write this book, I needed to research his life. I followed his traces – the traces of a man who figured so prominently in Quebec’s political history. My research revealed the dark recesses of his personality before the man gradually evolved into the politician he became.
Since I had no wish to write either an apologia or a pamphlet, I tried to observe strict impartiality. My sole objective was to revive the story of the politician who was the longest-governing premier in Quebec’s history.
Here is the book, which I give you to read – in all simplicity.
Who was Maurice Duplessis? The answer can be summed up in the words of French author/philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre: “A man is made up of all men, is equal to all of them just as they are equal to him.”
– Marguerite Paulin