Accusations are useless.

Shopkeepers are not bankers.

I grew up in the United States.

I remain attached to my nation.

France does not practice revenge.

I do not separate France from Europe.

The job of dictator is now a high-risk job.

Yes to market economy, no to market society.

In politics, one is never finished. Look at me!

It's true that the question of Iraq divided Europe.

We have come a long way in terms of foreign policy.

Nobody can deny there is a rise of Islamic fundamentalism.

There have been major disagreements within the European Union.

He imitated me so well that I couldn't stand myself any longer.

We would like UN resolutions to be enforced, including on Iraq.

Obviously, there is diversity, but Europe is a union of diversity.

We feel an enormous sense of gratitude towards the American people.

Using the right of veto would be shooting the Americans in the back.

We believe that the European Union is facing a truly historic choice.

I would like to see capital punishment suppressed in all democracies.

My fate is to be President of the Republic - or leader of the opposition.

The U.S. withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol endangers the entire process.

But the Republic has its rules and it must not tolerate any abuse of them.

We need to put in place an economic system of governance for the euro-zone.

A country like France now does two-thirds of its trade within the euro zone.

I think that economic patriotism is the very foundation of a European vision.

If the US economic landing is soft there will be no consequences (for Europe).

The most dangerous thing about student riots is that adults take them seriously.

There are three way of courting ruin -- women, gambling, and calling in technicians.

I am not the Prime Minister of French capitalism. I am the Prime Minister of France.

Did not manage to convince the French people that we were going in the right direction.

Europe started out with six countries; three small countries and three large countries.

If French is no longer the language of a power, it can be the language of a counter power.

I am a partisan and artisan of Europe. But I draw the lessons of my experience in government.

Co-operation between governments still plays an important role and will remain indispensable.

The Europeans must now honor their commitments. That is the position that France is defending.

The rest of the world cannot be expected to regulate its life by a clock which is always slow.

I tell fundamentalists that there is no question of them attacking our Republic's foundations.

Any confrontation, such as a verbal one with the United States, would be harmful for everybody.

The EU should help the emergence of "organized multipolarity" in the currently non-polar world.

Everything that could produce a clash between the Arab world and the West seemed dangerous to me.

The fight against terror is a common imperative for democracies and must become so for all nations.

It is not through any combinations of politicians that the outcome of an electoral campaign is decided.

The Republic is open and tolerant but also knows how and when to be firm and make its values respected.

We on the left who are pro-European and Internationalist wish to unite the peoples under a social model.

I am a believer, but I affirm that in public buildings the law of the Republic overrides religious rules.

We shall say clearly that any symbol conspicuously displaying religious affiliation in school is prohibited.

I was a Member of the European Parliament for a period of time and I saw a lot of European laws and treaties.

Between an uncontrolled escalation and passivity, there is a demanding road of responsibility that we must follow.

Great Britain is not part of the euro-zone; but the decision we take will have great importance for Great Britain.

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