Donald Tusk Quotes
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Poland is not a very large country, but it's also not a small country.
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A word of truth can mobilise two peoples looking for the road to reconciliation.
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Europe should be grateful by President Trump, because thanks to him we have got rid of old illusions. He has made us realise that if you need a helping hand, you will find one at the end of your arm.
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I can confirm that Poland should become a eurozone country, and not just because of the treaties that have been signed, but because I consider it of strategic interest both for Poland and the E.U.
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My government is in no sense anti-Russian.
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There is no Polish culture without Jewish culture.
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Europe is not old, haggard or barren. Europe is young, dynamic and vital. Our continent remains the best place in the world to live.
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We want to understand democracy as an endless discussion, or a constant debate when we choose a path. (...) But when the consensus comes, (...) we work as one body.
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If we want to protect people against dictators or repression or torture, don't you need that rule to be universal so as to not end up with a situation where we do so only when it is comfortable, profitable and safe?
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My family history, like that of many Polish, German and Jewish families from Central Europe in the 20th century, is complex.
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If there's one country that can be trusted to understand the complexity of history, it's Israel.
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Communism was something so hideous that you had to be an exceptional conformist or a fool not to see the evil around you.
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We are giving the citizens of Poland a sense that a reasonable and predictable government is ruling here.
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I spent an important part of my life participating in conflicts. But for me, conflict was not the main principle.
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We should believe in the strength and vitality of the values which constitute the E.U. and which neighbouring states can believe in and aspire to join.
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My Kashubian family, like the Jews, are people who were born and live in border areas and were suspected by the Nazis and by the Communists of being disloyal.
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Today, the most important political instrument in the hands of the opposition is the presidential veto.
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Quality of life is not only about what you find in the shops; it's about the landscape.
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What we have to do is to definitively remove the last vestiges of power from those who treat terms such as 'liberal democracy,' 'free markets' and 'Europe' with suspicion.
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Poles must understand history but we must also overcome it if it is obstructing our contemporary goals.
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In Poland we still believe - and this certainly applies to my government - that greater competitiveness, and greater growth and savings are possible in an economy which is as sparely regulated as possible, where freedom, competition and private ownership are key values.
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For Poland, the United States is the most important ally.
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Politics itself is not sacred any more.
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I'm plain incapable of getting angry with Angela Merkel and likewise.