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France Is The Bridge Between Northern Europe And Southern Europe. I Refuse Any Division. If Europe Has Been Reunified, It's Not For It To Then Fall Into Egotism Or 'each For One's Own'. Our Duty Is To Set Common Rules Around The Principles Of Responsibility And Solidarity.

Before You, I Engage Myself To Serve My Country With The Devotion And The Exemplary That This Post Demands. I Understand Responsibilities Of The Job And, As Such, I Give A Republican Salute To Nicolas Sarkozy Who Has Led France For 5 Years And Who Deserves All Of Our Respect.

Mitterrand Had A Sense For Symbols, And He Was The First Socialist President Since 1958. He Wanted To Show That There Is Historical Continuity, A Connection With The Great Figures Of French History.

Mandela's Message Will Never Die. It Will Continue To Inspire Freedom Fighters And Give Confidence To People Who Defend Just Causes And Universal Rights.

Europe Needs An Engine, And The Franco-german Motor Has Provided That When The Two Nations Have Converged On Important Topics During Critical Periods. But That Partnership Shouldn't Be A Directorate For Other Eu Members.