Viktor Orban Quotes
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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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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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Hungary needs Russia.
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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 don't go against the will of the 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 think that without cooperation with the Russians, we cannot achieve our goals.
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I belong to Helmut Kohl's political pupils.
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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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An important notion in Indian political thought that is of great value to Hungary is the idea of peaceful development.
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On the taxing of banks, we have to find the level at which they squeal but still pay and open up the next day.
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We would like to preserve Europe for Europeans.
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Xenophobia is dangerous, but patriotism is a good thing.
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The best migrant is the migrant who does not come.
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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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The most important thing is to defend the euro.
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Kadar died as a mass killer, and the Hungarian nation can't forget that.
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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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The point of the future is that anything can happen.
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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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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.