I Fought For The Values Of Responsibility,

We Live In A World Where People Don't All Have The Same Scruples, Where All Blows Can Be Given, And Where, In Order To Down Somebody, All Means Can Be Used. Nothing Will Lead Me Astray From The Path That I Have Chosen.

Europe Is Not A Choice, It Is A Necessity, But It Needs To Be Rethought, Refounded.

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 Enough In My Acts. A Mistake For Which I Would Like To Apologise Or Explain Myself And Which I Will Not Make Again. Now, I Know The Job.

I Am Not A Man Of My Party. I Do Not Talk Only To Socialists And Union Leaders.

Nothing Is More Destructive Than The Gap Between People's Perceptions Of Their Own Day-to-day Economic Well-being And What Politicians And Statisticians Are Telling Them About The Economy