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I am proud to have been capable of giving people hope again.

Francois Hollande

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Francois Hollande
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: August 12
Lawyer
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Paris
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François Gérard Georges Nicolas Hollande
Francois Hollande
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What is at stake is preserving our relations with the United States. They should not be changed because of what has happened. But trust has to be restored and reinforced.
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I think that France has not made it clear enough recently to our German friends how important it is to introduce euro bonds as a tool against speculation. And how the necessary budget discipline needs to be accompanied by growth.
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Mitterrand had a sense for symbols, and he was the first Socialist president since 1958. He wanted to show that there is historical continuity, a connection with the great figures of French history.
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I perfectly understood President Obama's attitude throughout the French presidential campaign. He had no reason to distance himself from Nicolas Sarkozy. It's the basic solidarity that leaders who worked together owe to each other.
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My goal is to put France back on its feet. I have to put this country back on its feet.
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We are near, very near, to an end to the eurozone crisis... The worst - in the sense of the fear of the eurozone breaking up - is over. But the best isn't there yet.
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Each country has a soul, and France's soul is equality.
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There are tensions abroad where people don't understand our attachment to the freedom of speech, we've seen the protests, and I would say that in France all beliefs are respected.
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Mandela's message will never die. It will continue to inspire freedom fighters and give confidence to people who defend just causes and universal rights.
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There cannot be prosperity without security.
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One thing that makes France different from other countries is the tradition of social solidarity. People from all backgrounds and political positions are willing to contribute for services and protection of society as a whole - but on the condition that money is being spent effectively and that everyone is paying their part.
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There is just one France... one single nation, united in the same destiny.
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I am for a clear distinction between public and private life. I believe private matters should be regulated in private and I have asked those close to me to respect this.
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I know where I'm going and I have told the French. I am sure if hope is there, we will be able to put France back on its feet to live better in five years than we do today.
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Terrorism fuels itself from all kinds of illicit trafficking: drugs, weapons, human beings.
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If we don't manage to find not just a compromise but a lasting peace agreement, we know perfectly well what the scenario will be. It has a name, it's called war.
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I am attached to the French language. I will defend the ubiquitous use of French.
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What the French want is coherence, stability and justice. If I am in a favorable position today, it's because my fellow citizens want to make the effort to straighten out the country, and at the same time they want it to be just and equitable.
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The German-French friendship is indispensable for Europe. And I will never let myself be carried away to making statements that would change it.
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To me, it's important to preserve proximity to the people. I wouldn't do anything pretentious, and nothing that hurts the people who voted for me. Triumphalism isn't my thing.
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