What is dangerous is not minarets, but basements and garages that hide clandestine places of worship. Thus we must choose between mosques, where we know that the rules of the republic are respected, and secret places where extremism has been… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
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… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share
I hope that France - and all of Europe - we would take an initiative for the year 2012 to be the year of… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share
Canadians are friends and Quebecers are my family. What France knows deep down is that within this great Canadian people, there is a Quebec… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share
“What made America great was her ability to transform her own dream into hope for all mankind. America did not tell the millions of… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share
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… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share
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… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share
Europe is not a choice, it is a necessity, but it needs to be rethought, refounded. — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share
I fought for the values of responsibility, and I'm not a man who does not accept his responsibilities. — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share
France now has a new president and he must be respected. I assume full responsibility for this defeat. — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share
What is dangerous is not minarets, but basements and garages that hide clandestine places of worship. Thus we must choose between mosques, where we… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share
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… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share
I committed myself totally, fully, but I didn't succeed in convincing a majority of French... I didn't succeed in making the values we share… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share
