Emmanuel Macron Quotes
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We have no choice but to reform this country.
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I will protect and defend France's vital interests. I will protect and defend Europe.
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The challenge is to open a new page in our political life and to take action so that everyone is able to find his or her place in France and in Europe.
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If people do not believe in Europe and in the euro area, it must be dismantled.
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I learned the life of business, commerce - it's an art.
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Never boo or hiss at my rallies. That is for people with no hope.
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I know the divisions in our nation that led some to extreme votes. I respect them.
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France has to accelerate in terms of reform.
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The French are consistent.
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We have to breathe new life into Europe.
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We should not replicate the situation where one country is in a situation to hijack the rest of Europe because they organize a referendum.
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The fight against climate change is by far the most significant struggle of our times.
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We can't fix the real problems if we only cauterize and don't treat the roots of evil.
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We have to accept the idea that Europe will be made on a two-speed basis, with a union based on solidarity and differentiation.
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We will open a new bunch of reforms regarding the labor market to make it simpler and adaptable, more flexible.
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You need a debate and a vote on the principles: Do you want more Europe or less Europe? Do you believe we are more efficient with defense and security with Europe, or not? Do you believe we are more efficient for our companies with or without Europe? Those are the questions we have to discuss and push our people to vote on it.
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A romantic or classical view of the French approach would have been to say, 'It's a French company; let no one attack it. Let's block any merger. But the reality is Alcatel-Lucent is not a French company; it's a global company. Its main markets are China and the U.S. Its ownership is foreign; most of its managers aren't French.
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You can block a marriage, but you cannot force a marriage.
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Make our planet great again.
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Climate change adds further injustice to an already unfair world.
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The functioning of our society is in a certain way sclerotic.
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France has to reform, to recover, and get more competitiveness.
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You need basically some accountability rules, which means democratic checks and balances at the euro zone level, and definitely, you have to increase convergence in terms of taxes, in terms of social affairs and so on.
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I don't want a tailor-made approach where the British have the best of two worlds. That will be too big an incentive for others to leave and kill the European idea, which is based on shared responsibilities.