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> [Please receive in the name of the Spanish government and the people of Spain our warmest congratulations for your election as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and my best wishes for the Papacy which you begin today. \[to Pope…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/please-receive-in-the-name-of-the-spanish-government-and-the-people/)

[Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/)

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## More by Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

> [There isn't any wall, however high, however wide or however big, whatever it is made from, that can bar you from achieving a better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/there-isn-t-any-wall-however-high-however-wide-or-however-big/)

[Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/)

> [The risk of a terrorist victory is greater when in fighting terror, democracy betrays its own essence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/the-risk-of-a-terrorist-victory-is-greater-when-in-fighting-terror/)

[Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/)

> [I want to increase our spending on research and development by 25%. That's something the U.S. does very well. That dynamism alongside a welfare…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/i-want-to-increase-our-spending-on-research-and-development-by-25/)

[Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/)

> [The main priority of the Socialist Party is education".](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/the-main-priority-of-the-socialist-party-is-education/)

[Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/)

> [Given that a few days ago we had a terrible accident, a tragic terrorist attack in Barajas, in Madrid, I would like to propose…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/given-that-a-few-days-ago-we-had-a-terrible-accident-a-tragic/)

[Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/)

> [I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/i-said-when-i-came-into-office-that-i-don-t-want-to-be-a-great-leader/)

[Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/)

> [How can a governing party propose to its people a referendum that won't be binding? Is that a serious political programme? No it is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/how-can-a-governing-party-propose-to-its-people-a-referendum-that-won/)

[Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/)

> [...it is true that renewable energy is expensive and can't be done without public sector support, it is an important investment in the future.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/it-is-true-that-renewable-energy-is-expensive-and-can-t-be-done/)

[Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/)

> [The corporations and the media don't need power; they already have it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/the-corporations-and-the-media-don-t-need-power-they-already-have-it/)

[Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/)

> [Were aligning ourselves with Kerry. Our allegiance will be for peace, against war, no more deaths for oil, and for a dialogue between the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/were-aligning-ourselves-with-kerry-our-allegiance-will-be-for-peace/)

[Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/)

> [The more equality women have, the fairer, more civilized and tolerant society will be. Sexual equality is a lot more effective against terrorism than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/the-more-equality-women-have-the-fairer-more-civilized-and-tolerant/)

[Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/)

> [Although the recession is strong and although hard times await us in the next 2 or 3 months, Spain will continue to grow in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/although-the-recession-is-strong-and-although-hard-times-await-us-in/)

[Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/)

> [Drawing a comparison to football, it could be said that the Spanish economy has, during this legislature, into the Champions League of the world…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/drawing-a-comparison-to-football-it-could-be-said-that-the-spanish/)

[Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/)

> [Castilian Spanish-speaking Spain is big, but is bigger in addition with Catalonian-speaking Spain, Galician-speaking Spain and Basque-speaking Spain. Democratic Spain, Constitutional Spain, can not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/castilian-spanish-speaking-spain-is-big-but-is-bigger-in-addition/)

[Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/)

> [We are the envy of Europe and in a few years time we are going to be one of the top countries in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/we-are-the-envy-of-europe-and-in-a-few-years-time-we-are-going-to-be/)

[Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jose-luis-rodriguez-zapatero/)

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