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" My lesson from history is that if there is a strong moderate centrist party which can lead the country, there is no room for extremists from the right or left. "

Viktor Orban

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" Protecting a border is not a nice thing. It is not a matter of aesthetics; it cannot be done with flowers and teddy bears. "

" The best migrant is the migrant who does not come. "

" With a successful center-right party such as ours, it is hard for the radical right to find room to operate. This is why they repeatedly attack us in the ugliest manner. They attack us more than they attack the Jewish community or the 'Jewish conspiracy' - which they believe exists. I am one of their main targets. "

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" Hungary has no raw materials and no major energy sources; we have some agricultural background. So what we produce here in Hungary is the result of our labor and minds, and then we have to sell it to the world. If we are not able to do that, if we are not innovative enough, if we are not modern and open enough, we can't do that. "