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19 quotes by Nicolas Sarkozy

Nicolas Sarkozy (French: [ni.kɔ.la saʁ.kɔ.zi] ( listen); born Nicolas Paul Stéphane Sarközy de Nagy-Bocsa; 28 January 1955) is a French politician who served as the 23rd President of France from 16 May 2007 until 15 May 2012. Before his presidency, he was the leader of the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP). Under Jacques Chirac's presidency he served as Minister of the Interior in Jean-Pierre Raffarin's (UMP) first two governments...
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I love life too much to be bitter.

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In a presidential campaign, you can't lie. You can't hide what you are and what you want. You can't hide what kind of President... →

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I want to wage war against illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, unfair competition, communitarianism, delinquency.

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The French people need to have all the facts so they can choose. And I won't be running away from it or hiding from it.

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You are the eternal France, I love you.

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It's disrespectful to tell the French in the morning that you're going to reduce the debt, in the evening that you're not going to make... →

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I fought for the values of responsibility, and I'm not a man who does not accept his responsibilities.

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I am not a man of my party. I do not talk only to socialists and union leaders.

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Francois Hollande is the president of the republic, he must be respected. I want to wish him good luck in the midst of these tests.

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France is the country with the highest taxes in Europe along with Sweden...something of which I am not proud.

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I don't give any gifts to the rich.

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Perhaps the mistake I made at the start of my mandate is not understanding the symbolic dimension of the president's role and not being solemn... →

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A page is turning for me. I won't be candidate in legislative elections, nor in any elections to come.

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