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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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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Each country has a soul, and France's soul is equality.
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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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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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There must be protection of the external borders.
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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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The Republic will destroy terrorism.
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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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We have chased away the clouds, the sky is all 'rose.'
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We must do everything to ensure that the Euro 2016 is a success.
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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 gave myself an objective, to be the second president from Correze and finally to be the successor to Francois Mitterrand.
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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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We want the United Kingdom to remain in the European Union.
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My obligation, if I become president, is to give another direction to Europe than the one that is being forced upon us today.
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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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We are a big country, with lots of advantages and history. We are proud to be French. We have to call on patriotism at this time... to ask for an effort in the battle against debt.
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I could have made a fortune in cheeseburgers, but I finally chose politics.