Francois Hollande Quotes
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What the terrorists want is to scare us and fill us with dread.
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I don't know if you can hear me, but I have heard you. I heard your willingness to change. Your force, your hope... and I want to tell you how grateful I am. Thank you, thank you, thank you, people of France.
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We find ourselves in a difficult situation in Europe. There's a crisis, weak growth, unemployment... my duty is to ensure that by the end of my mandate France is in a better state than it was at the beginning.
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When I travel officially... and when I travel on a private basis, I have protection that is less suffocating. But I am protected everywhere.
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I don't want to drive the markets crazy. I don't want to create trouble, but rather order and rules and norms. We have to struggle against financial excesses, those who speculate with sovereign debt, those who develop financial products which have done so much harm.
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During a term in office there are highs and lows, but what counts is that the goal is set as well as the means to achieve it, and the force we put into getting results.
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The concept of the terrorists is to plunge our country into division.
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I've got a thick skin.
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France, because it was attacked cowardly, shamelessly, violently, France will be merciless against the barbarians of Daesh.
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We're all taking part in this solidarity. The French, the Germans, just like all the Europeans in the ESM. Let's stop thinking that there's only one country who's going to pay for the others. That's false.
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When we live longer, we must work a little bit longer.
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Daesh is the enemy of Europe, and Europe cannot live with the idea that the crises that surround it don't have an effect on it.
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Our biggest threat is not too much Europe, but too little.
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There cannot be any concessions on the matter of human rights or the criteria for visa liberalisation.
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Everyone must understand that you can't demand solidarity when there's a problem and shirk your duties when there are solutions.
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We will continue to hit those who threaten us.
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If Europe does not advance, it will fall or even be wiped out from the world map... My duty is to bring Europe out of its lethargy.
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I commit myself to serve my country.
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Muslims in France should be able to practice their religion freely and safely.
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I think that France has not made it clear enough recently to our German friends how important it is to introduce euro bonds as a tool against speculation. And how the necessary budget discipline needs to be accompanied by growth.
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My security is assured everywhere, and at any moment.
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The transatlantic relationship is vital for both our countries: France will remain a reliable ally of the United States. Nevertheless, ally does not mean aligned.
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People need to see signs of equal treatment across society.
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Very strong declarations were made by those countries who are most responsible for global warming... the United States and China, which undertook commitments towards changing the situation.