A lingering Algerian hatred of French rule simmers until it erupts into war

Evidence

As long as you keep Algiers, you will be constantly at war with Africa; sometimes this war will seem to end; but these people will not hate you any the less; it will be a half-extinguished fire that will smoulder under the ash and which, at the first opportunity, will burst into a vast conflagration. — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 63

Categorization

  • XREF: Resonates with the suppressed-resistance theme in the readings on genocide and on Black Marxism — routinized domination invites slumbering revolt. — connects to: Rapidly shifting loyalties in wartime France weakened Algerian trust in any authority; The national conflict canalized Algerian anger that had previously surfaced as common crime — Horne, Alistair, A Savage War of Peace- Algeria 1954-1962, 1241; A French warning predicted that colonizing Algiers would ignite endless war with Africa. (+5 more)
  • QUESTION: Who wrote or said this warning, and to whom is it addressed? Worth chasing the source of this epigraph-like claim.

Broader Connections