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… — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
I am deeply worried because we are seeing an unleashing of violence by 2,000 to 3,000 thugs who come to smash and loot. My objective is to avoid mistakes by the police, so that people can protest in safety. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
Not to intermarry racially is bad for the survival of the country. — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
Europe is not a choice, it is a necessity, but it needs to be rethought, refounded. — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
I fought for the values of responsibility, and I'm not a man who does not accept his responsibilities. — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
France now has a new president and he must be respected. I assume full responsibility for this defeat. — Nicolas Sarkozy Copy Share Image
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 Image
