Francois Hollande Quotes
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If I become president, France will not continue with the same policies as under Nicolas Sarkozy - both in domestic policy and in foreign and European policy.
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Each country has a soul, and France's soul is equality.
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I want the French people to respect values that allow each individual to practice his or her faith, but in the frame of our common rules of secularism.
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In my own situation, I cannot show anything... And I believe that everybody now understands that, president or not president, one is entitled to have a private life. But of course when one is president, this creates duties and obligations.
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There must be protection of the external borders.
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As much as I believe in the Franco-German partnership, I question the idea of a duopoly. European construction is based on a well-balanced and respectful partnership between France and Germany.
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The Republic will not be destroyed by terrorism.
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I'm going to gather all the French people who want change.
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Not in the constitution, but I would propose a law to the French parliament that provides for reducing the budget deficit year by year, until we have reached a balanced budget by 2017.
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A country outside the euro zone cannot have a veto over countries in the euro zone.
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Nothing was given to me, nothing was entrusted to me, nothing was assigned to me. Everything I have, I took by right.
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We need intelligence services to fight against terrorism, but they have to respect the principles of good relationships between allies and protect personal, confidential data.
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We have chased away the clouds, the sky is all 'rose.'
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I gave myself an objective, to be the second president from Correze and finally to be the successor to Francois Mitterrand.
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To be influential in tomorrow's world, to defend our values and our development model, France needs Europe and Europe needs France.
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The world owes an ecological debt to the African continent.
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I support the French team - I go to all their matches - but I don't want to use sport for politics. That's not good for sport or for politics.
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The Republic will destroy terrorism.
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We must do everything to ensure that the Euro 2016 is a success.
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I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics.
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We want the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union.
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I would like a UK fully engaged in Europe, but I can't decide in place of the British. I see that for the moment they want to be more in retreat.
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I know where I'm going and I have told the French. I am sure if hope is there, we will be able to put France back on its feet... to live better in five years than we do today.
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France isn't just any country in Europe, and its president is not an ordinary leader in the world. Sometimes directing or leading the way is not enough, he has to initiate policies, as Nicolas Sarkozy was able to demonstrate during his term.