Carles Puigdemont Quotes
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All we want is to carry out the greatest expression of a free democracy and vote on Catalonia's future. This is not about independence: it is about fundamental civil rights and the universal right of self-determination.
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The alternative to independence is decline, because the relationship with the Spanish state is not good; everyone knows that.
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The return to normality is a defeat for the terrorists.
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I express Catalonia's wish of being in the E.U. We'll see what happens.
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Sometimes one has to take on responsibilities that weren't those one imagined.
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If you're hungry, you know that you want to eat. You don't know what's on the menu - perhaps it's not your favorite dish - but you will eat.
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The welfare of Catalonia is only possible outside of Spain.
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In a mature democracy, what is legal is decided by parliament... Our process is legitimised by parliament and by the ballot box.
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As president, I have the right to call a referendum based on a law that the Catalan parliament has approved.
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I don't believe there will be anyone who will use violence or who will want to provoke violence that will tarnish the irreproachable image of the Catalan independence movement as pacifist.
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We do not want to turn our back on Spain. It's the opposite. We are convinced that a relationship between equals will improve our relationship.
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If Madrid does not want an accord, and the majority of Catalans want an independent state, how can you avoid that?
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The British people have the right to decide - have the right to decide whether or not they want to be part of the E.U. And I shouldn't interfere in this.
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Whoever doesn't want to hear our voice needs to see a political otolaryngologist.
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The best leaders don't set timid and selfish goals but instead set bold targets that may be harder to achieve.
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To me, the European Union says there is a charter that protects you; you have fundamental rights, and they are staying silent when they are violating my fundamental rights.
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Spain's parties must steel themselves to do the sensible thing and treat the Catalonia issue with the seriousness it deserves.
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It's very irresponsible to deny the reality of a problem to see whether it might stop existing.
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There's a serious and worrying return to the fall of democracy in Spain, and it's not just us who are realising that.
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Spain's constitution was introduced to cement democracy after Franco's dictatorship, but this government is exploiting its wording as a means to deny us our right to vote.