13 quotes by Jacques Chirac

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As soon as one nation claims the right to take preventive action, other countries will naturally do the same. If we go down that road, where are we going?

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France will insist on the need for updated and responsive institutions.

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If our language, our programs, our creations are not strongly present in the new media, the young generation of our country will be economically and culturally marginalized.

Media

4.1 · 58 votes

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If we prove capable of showing a pioneering commitment, we shall create a commmunity listened to around the world.

Europe

4.1 · 24 votes · 180 reads

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National Missile Defense is of a nature to retrigger a proliferation of weapons, notably nuclear missiles. Everything that goes in the direction of proliferation is a bad direction.

France

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Jacques Chirac

Society
One can go to war alone, but you can't build peace alone.
4.4 · 17 votes · 59 reads
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Countries
Romania and Bulgaria were particularly irresponsible. If they wanted to diminish their chances of joining Europe they could not have found a better way.
4.7 · 41 votes · 195 reads
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Government and Politics
Terrorism has become the systematic weapon of a war that knows no borders or seldom has a face.
4.9 · 34 votes · 59 reads
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Government and Politics
Terrorism takes us back to ages we thought were long gone if we allow it a free hand to corrupt democratic societies and destroy the basic rules of international life.
4.4 · 45 votes · 80 reads
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Time
The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.
4.5 · 17 votes · 140 reads
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Countries
These irresponsible acts, which cannot have any justification whatsoever, are to be fully condemned. In these appalling circumstances, I want to offer you the most sincere condolences, both in my name and in that of the French people.
3.2 · 53 votes · 176 reads
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Government and Politics
They missed a great opportunity to shut up.
4.3 · 52 votes · 89 reads
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Countries
When you are in the family... you have more rights than when you are asking to join and knocking on the door.
5.0 · 55 votes · 6 reads
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