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" I won't wait until the end of my term to say I made mistakes at the beginning. That's too late. I will try to adopt the proper behaviour, if the French give me the chance, right from the start. "

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" If there is not a united policy, this mechanism will not work: it will collapse, and it will... undoubtedly be the end of Schengen, the return of national borders. "

Francois Hollande

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Policy

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" Our only goal is to strengthen the opposition and to avoid the dilemma whereby we only have the choice between Bashar Assad and al-Qaeda. "

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

" My dear citizens, fellow citizens, French people, this 6th of May, have just chosen change by bringing me the presidency of the French republic. I feel the honor, which has been given to me and the task, the important task faced beyond - in front of you to serve my country. "

" The real threat comes from terrorism. "

" I do not like the rich. "

Francois Hollande

Rich

" To resolve the climate crisis, good will, statements of intent are not enough. We are at breaking point. "

" The concept of the terrorists is to plunge our country into division. "

" The partnerships between Schmidt and Giscard, Kohl and Mitterrand, and even between Chirac and Schroeder, have proved that political differences do not mean that we cannot work together. "

" We're all taking part in this solidarity. The French, the Germans, just like all the Europeans in the ESM. Let's stop thinking that there's only one country who's going to pay for the others. That's false. "

Francois Hollande

Country

Thinking

" Sport allows people to come together, but politics divides people. "

" Our enemy in Syria is Daesh: it's not about containing but destroying this organisation. "

" If I become president, France will not continue with the same policies as under Nicolas Sarkozy - both in domestic policy and in foreign and European policy. "

" Between France and Senegal there's a history. There's a language that we both speak. There's a culture that we share and to which both of our peoples have contributed. But beyond our history, beyond our language, beyond the links that have united us for so long, what unites us today is the future. "

" We find ourselves in a difficult situation in Europe. There's a crisis, weak growth, unemployment... my duty is to ensure that by the end of my mandate France is in a better state than it was at the beginning. "

" I must demonstrate I'm closer to people - a simpler, calmer presence, yet someone who can also make decisions and obtain promised results. "

" I don't want to drive the markets crazy. I don't want to create trouble, but rather order and rules and norms. We have to struggle against financial excesses, those who speculate with sovereign debt, those who develop financial products which have done so much harm. "

" 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. "

Francois Hollande

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Believe

" We must not lose time, neither for dealing in a suitable way with the question of the United Kingdom's exit, nor for providing a new impetus for the E.U. "

" The British people have decided to leave. It is a sad decision but one which I respect. The vote puts the European Union in difficulties. It must recognise its shortfalls. "

" The world owes an ecological debt to the African continent. "

" Not in the constitution, but I would propose a law to the French parliament that provides for reducing the budget deficit year by year, until we have reached a balanced budget by 2017. "

" The British have been particularly shy about the issues of financial regulation, and attentive only to the interests of the City - hence their reluctance to see the introduction of a tax on financial transactions and tax harmonisation in Europe. "

" I hope Britain stays in the European Union, but I don't want to decide for the British. "

" Be happy, be proud, be generous, be respectful, be proud to be French citizens. "

" I am attached to the French language. I will defend the ubiquitous use of French. "

" We need intelligence services to fight against terrorism, but they have to respect the principles of good relationships between allies and protect personal, confidential data. "

" Each country has a soul, and France's soul is equality. "

" France is no longer herself when she is folded in on herself, tormented by ignorance and intolerance. The country would plunge into decline if it refused to be itself, if it was afraid of the future, afraid of the world. "

" My adversary is the world of finance. "