Viktor Orban Quotes
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The strongest institution in the hands of the European Union is the euro.
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We would like to make it quite clear that we are not migrants into the U.K. But we are the citizens of a state that belongs to the European Union who can take jobs anywhere freely within the European Union.
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Life is not easy in politics.
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We need to fight to prove to people that it is possible to form an E.U. migration policy that is in line with the Hungarian national interest.
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A European army must protect the continent from two sides, from the east and from the south, in terms of protecting against terrorism and migration.
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Irresponsibility is the mark of every European politician who holds out the promise of a better life to immigrants and encourages them to leave everything behind and risk their lives in setting out for Europe.
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The main threat to the future of Europe is not those who want to come here to live but our own political, economic, and intellectual elites bent on transforming Europe against the clear will of the European people.
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If the world sees that we can defend our borders... then no one will try to come to Hungary illegally.
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We must defend what we have achieved so far.
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Liberal democratic states can't remain globally competitive.
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We interpret our agreement with the IMF - our participation in the IMF's system of cooperation - as a borrowing agreement. The IMF sees it as an economic policy agreement. This is not in our interest.
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We have to abandon liberal methods and principles of organizing a society.
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All things considered, defending our borders by building a fence to keep out people is a necessity. There is no more humane alternative when it comes to protecting ourselves. We must act humanely, within the law, while honoring transparency, but with firm resolve.
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We are convinced that locking Russia out of Europe is not rational.
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My lesson from history is that if there is a strong moderate centrist party which can lead the country, there is no room for extremists from the right or left.
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Do you agree that the European Union should be able to prescribe the mandatory settlement of non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary without the consent of parliament?
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Hungary does not need a single migrant for the economy to work or the population to sustain itself or for the country to have a future.
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'I can't get no satisfaction,' in political terms, has haunted Hungarian politics for 20 years.
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We should involve the whole world in the handling of this refugee crisis.
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We don't go against the will of the people.
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An important notion in Indian political thought that is of great value to Hungary is the idea of peaceful development.
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We would like to preserve Europe for Europeans.
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Extremism is always potentially dangerous, but in Hungary's political reality, Jobbik and the other far-right parties have no chance of having a major influence.
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Is it not worrying in itself that European Christianity is now barely able to keep Europe Christian? If we lose sight of this, the idea of Europe could become a minority interest in its own continent.