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"Even in Britain, the trade unions tell me that employment contracts have less protection than in the past."
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"My presidential victory, if it had happened, would have been artificial in relation to the Socialist party. It may be that on my deathbed, I will come to regret my decision, but for the moment, I live at peace with it."
"The European model is, first, a social and economic system founded on the role of the market, for no computer in the world can process information better than the market."
"The unions still have a job to do, representing their members' interests to governments and parliaments. And I think collective agreements still have a role, alongside markets and laws."
"These days there are not enough of such intermediary groups, between the state and the individual, with the result that political leaders are often unduly guided by opinion polls."
"The countries that share this conception should be able to go further together, without excluding the others, since they can still live in a greater community of exchange and co-operation."
"We have to struggle against the conservatives from all sides, not only the right-wingers, but also the left-wing conservatives who don't want to change anything."
"I would not be opposed to devising a new system of pensions, in which one part was based on collective provision, but which also gave incentives for people to take out an additional, personal plan."
"The driving force behind the liberal counter-offensive in Europe has been a reaction against irresponsibility."
"For me, socialism has always been about liberty and solidarity, but also about responsibility."
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