Francois Hollande Quotes
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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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France, because it was attacked cowardly, shamelessly, violently, France will be merciless against the barbarians of Daesh.
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Austerity need not be Europe's fate.
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I am attached to the French language. I will defend the ubiquitous use of French.
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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.
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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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China... has the capacity to ensure its stability and growth.
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The first time that I went to the United States was in 1974. I was 20 years old. America was in crisis.
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My mission is to put France back on its feet. The priority is employment. Efforts have to be made, but those efforts must be made fairly.
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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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I won't wait until the end of my term to say I made mistakes at the beginning. That's too late. I will try to adopt the proper behaviour, if the French give me the chance, right from the start.
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I want to initiate a change in society in the long term.
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We will continue to hit those who threaten us.
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Our biggest threat is not too much Europe, but too little.
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Everyone says Francois Mitterrand had huge charisma. But before he was president they used to call him badly dressed, old, archaic and say he knew nothing about the economy... until the day he was elected. It's called universal suffrage. When you're elected, you become the person that embodies France.
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I don't want to leave my successor and my children to pay for France's debt.
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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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I noticed that parts of the opposition have been hostile to any revision of the constitution.
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Muslims in France should be able to practice their religion freely and safely.
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I commit myself to serve my country.
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I've got a thick skin.
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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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The concept of the terrorists is to plunge our country into division.
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My security is assured everywhere, and at any moment.