Francois Hollande Quotes
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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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A compromise appears out of reach on the stripping of terrorists' nationality.
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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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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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I've got a thick skin.
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When we live longer, we must work a little bit longer.
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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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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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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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The concept of the terrorists is to plunge our country into division.
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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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There cannot be any concessions on the matter of human rights or the criteria for visa liberalisation.
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Our biggest threat is not too much Europe, but too little.
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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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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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We will continue to hit those who threaten us.
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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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People need to see signs of equal treatment across society.
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My security is assured everywhere, and at any moment.
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I commit myself to serve my country.
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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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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.