Viktor Orban Quotes
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Hungary was the only Central European country that was not able to create a new constitution after the collapse of the communist regime.
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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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Hungarian communists were the most talented. They convinced everybody that reforming the communist party was better than making a new party.
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It is our historical experience, that Hungary can only live in wealth and safety if Berlin, Moscow, and Ankara are on our side and also interested in our success - even if we do not always agree on certain questions.
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I belong to Helmut Kohl's political pupils.
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Hungary needs Russia.
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There is a clear link between illegal migrants coming to Europe and the spread of terrorism.
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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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What is the basic principle of democracy? In the end, it is loyalty to the nation. We Central Europeans know from historical experience that sooner or later, we will lose our freedom if we do not represent the interests of our citizens.
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As the world undergoes a major transformation, it's the time of significant opportunity and also threat.
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We think that without cooperation with the Russians, we cannot achieve our goals.
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We would like to preserve Europe for Europeans.
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The best migrant is the migrant who does not come.
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The most important thing is to defend the euro.
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If your budget is in good shape and you are not indebted too much, you can do what the U.S. did at the beginning of the '30s - building railways, etc., but when you don't have that, you must be far more cautious.
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Kadar died as a mass killer, and the Hungarian nation can't forget that.
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We are protecting Europe according to European rules that say borders can be crossed only in certain areas in a controlled way and after registration.
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Xenophobia is dangerous, but patriotism is a good thing.
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The point of the future is that anything can happen.
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Values are more important than money.
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Brussels' stance against Poland is not just... they should give more respect to the Poles.
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I don't think that our European Union membership precludes us from building an illiberal new state based on national foundations.
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The Hungarian interest is that, if necessary, we should make loan agreements with the IMF on a regular basis.