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Former Prime Minister Of France Inspirational Quotes (46)

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Your city is remarkable not only for its beauty. It is also, of all the cities in the United States, the one whose name, the world over, conjures up the most visions and more than any other, incites one to dream.
Georges Pompidou
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The only thing that preoccupies me is that France has broken down, and we need to start up the engine again - all the way. But not so as to run into a wall.
Jean-Marc Ayrault
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I would like to tell our American, British and Spanish friends that the Iraqi crisis is not a problem between the United States and France, but between those who want to move forward in the logic of war and the international community.
Dominique de Villepin
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France on its own cannot impose its point of view. But neither should it give up on its demands. With a clear vote for change France will be in a strong position.
Laurent Fabius
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The principal achievement of Europe is peace, which we often forget about as it has become so taken for granted by Europeans.
Dominique de Villepin
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In a world where the threat is asymmetrical, where the weak defy the strong, the power of conviction, the capacity to convince, the ability to sway opinion count as much as the number of military divisions.
Dominique de Villepin
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Using the right of veto would be shooting the Americans in the back.
Dominique de Villepin
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I was a Member of the European Parliament for a period of time and I saw a lot of European laws and treaties.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
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I do not separate France from Europe.
Lionel Jospin
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There have been major disagreements within the European Union.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
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A country like France now does two-thirds of its trade within the euro zone.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
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I believe that transatlantic relations are very important and that President Bush's visit to Brussels, in a few days, will have a major impact on that.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
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What's very important is that we build a space that matters in the world, one that operates according to democratic rules, and that small and large countries enjoy a good relationship.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
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When I see the cultural diversity that exists today, I feel that we must defend it, and we need Europe, because otherwise we are going to live in a society with a single model, the Anglo-American model.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
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There are three way of courting ruin -- women, gambling, and calling in technicians.
Georges Pompidou
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I think that we must come together progressively, with the British, the Germans, the Spanish, the Italians and with the new members of the European Union, we must make an effort to forge closer links.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
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I tell fundamentalists that there is no question of them attacking our Republic's foundations.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
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In a multipolar world, there must be more powers capable of taking responsibility, the US and Europe must be able to unite to achieve peace in the Middle East.
Dominique de Villepin
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Europe started out with six countries three small countries and three large countries.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
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The Republic is open and tolerant but also knows how and when to be firm and make its values respected.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
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Accusations are useless.
Dominique de Villepin
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The single currency should allow the European Union, and therefore France, to balance its monetary strength with the United States. It should help us adjust to the development of China.
Laurent Fabius
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The fight against terror is a common imperative for democracies and must become so for all nations.
Lionel Jospin
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We must stress that the euro has been beneficial to the European Union because, otherwise, in this context of international turmoil, every country would have to devalue their currencies.
Jean-Pierre Raffarin
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