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" When I took part in European leaders summits, it was sometimes unpleasant for me to hear Romanian, Polish, Portuguese, and Italian friends speak English, although I admit that on an informal basis, first contacts can be made in this language. Nevertheless, I will defend everywhere the use of the French language. "

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" As much as I believe in the Franco-German partnership, I question the idea of a duopoly. European construction is based on a well-balanced and respectful partnership between France and Germany. "

Francois Hollande

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" Everyone must understand that you can't demand solidarity when there's a problem and shirk your duties when there are solutions. "

" I am the president of the youth of France. "

" 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. "

" Our biggest threat is not too much Europe, but too little. "

" 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. "

" Very strong declarations were made by those countries who are most responsible for global warming... the United States and China, which undertook commitments towards changing the situation. "

" 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. "

" I want the French people to respect values that allow each individual to practice his or her faith, but in the frame of our common rules of secularism. "

" My real adversary has no name, no face, no party. It will never be elected, yet it governs - the adversary is the world of finance. "

" If the discussion centres on the essential principle of the E.U., the free movement of people and the ability to make decisions together, in that case, we don't want treaty change. "

" People are tired of constant movement, improvisation, and wild scrambling when plans fail. "

" I support the French team - I go to all their matches - but I don't want to use sport for politics. That's not good for sport or for politics. "

" Nicolas Sarkozy said he could see a wave rising. For once he was right. The wave's coming; it's high, its strong, and it's going to smack him in the face. "

" My obligation, if I become president, is to give another direction to Europe than the one that is being forced upon us today. "

Francois Hollande

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" 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. "

" A country outside the euro zone cannot have a veto over countries in the euro zone. "

" I'm going to gather all the French people who want change. "

" 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. "

" There must be protection of the external borders. "

" An education program is, by definition, a societal program. Work should be done at school, rather than at home. "

" France wants Britain to remain in the E.U.; indeed, how can we imagine that friendly nation that is our ally and played a role on the international stage could be outside the E.U.? "

" I am not deaf. I hear the anger. I see the dissatisfaction, and I have to go faster. "

" France, because it was attacked cowardly, shamelessly, violently, France will be merciless against the barbarians of Daesh. "

" My mission is to put France back on its feet. The priority is employment. Efforts have to be made, but those efforts must be made fairly. "

" The extremists wanted to divide France; it came together. "

" During a term in office there are highs and lows, but what counts is that the goal is set as well as the means to achieve it, and the force we put into getting results. "

" People need to see signs of equal treatment across society. "

" Europe must act quickly where it's needed and must, once and for all, let member states handle what is their exclusive domain. "

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