Thematically, which rationale (reason) for imperialism best describes the main idea of this author "The future and wealth of France depend above all on the extension and prosperity of our colonies. When factories produce more than consumers need, work must stop for a time...The reasons for the abnormal situation can be boiled down to a lack of markets for our products. Once the French genius is put to colonization, we will find a draining of our overflow of our factories, and at the same time we will be able to secure, at the source of production, the primary, materials needed in our factories."

Thematically, which rationale (reason) for imperialism best describes the main idea of this author "The future and wealth of France depend above all on the extension and prosperity of our colonies. When factories produce more than consumers need, work must stop for a time...The reasons for the abnormal situation can be boiled down to a lack of markets for our products. Once the French genius is put to colonization, we will find a draining of our overflow of our factories, and at the same time we will be able to secure, at the source of production, the primary, materials needed in our factories."