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In democracy, nobody is above anybody else apart from he who is elected by the people.

Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

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Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero
Age: 64
Born: 1960
Born: August 4
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Castilian Spanish-speaking Spain is big, but is bigger in addition with Catalonian-speaking Spain, Galician-speaking Spain and Basque-speaking Spain. Democratic Spain, Constitutional Spain, can not be separated from diversity and the respect to the citizenship.
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Although the recession is strong and although hard times await us in the next 2 or 3 months, Spain will continue to grow in the second quarter of 2009.
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The economic, social and cultural progress of a nation depends on citizens counting for more and having more rights.
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The more equality women have, the fairer, more civilized and tolerant society will be. Sexual equality is a lot more effective against terrorism than military strength.
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Europe is and will be a Union of States.
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With a Socialist government, there will not be a national surplus whilst there continues to be inequality.
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Spaniards have always shown great maturity and great common sense when it comes to voting.
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Given that a few days ago we had a terrible accident, a tragic terrorist attack in Barajas, in Madrid, I would like to propose to you that we show our complete condemnation, our most intense revulsion, and that we show profound solidarity with the victims.
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Were aligning ourselves with Kerry. Our allegiance will be for peace, against war, no more deaths for oil, and for a dialogue between the government of Spain and the new Kerry administration.
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The risk of a terrorist victory is greater when in fighting terror, democracy betrays its own essence.
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No Spanish government has given into terror and no government will do that.
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Democratic power is the only voice most citizens have.
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Any peace process after so many years of horror and terror will be long and difficult.
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In my opinion, patriotism is liberty.
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I don't think this debate is negative, it is enriching
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The PP has spent 3 years thinking about the election (in 2008), but I think that one has to give them some advice: to prepare themselves to carry on thinking, but about the election in 2012.
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How can a governing party propose to its people a referendum that won't be binding? Is that a serious political programme? No it is not. It's the final option that will end up with upset, at a dead end, reflecting the last 4 years of the Ibarretxe Plan.
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Please receive in the name of the Spanish government and the people of Spain our warmest congratulations for your election as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and my best wishes for the Papacy which you begin today. [to Pope Benedict XVI]
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Discouraging smoking and drinking is a left ideal.
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My commitment is my commitment.
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