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"We believe that the European Union is facing a truly historic choice."
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"I can always choose, but I ought to know that if I do not choose, I am still choosing."

"Drugs? Every one has a choice and I choose not to do drugs."

"There's no need to blame fate or destiny for a stupid decision."

"To repeat, communitarians maintain that we are constituted as persons by our particular obligations, and therefore those obligations cannot be a matter of choice."

"Some will, some won't. Look for the ones who will."

"The great thing about life-the most magnificent thing about being these sentient human beings-is that we have been given the power of choice."
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"We shall say clearly that any symbol conspicuously displaying religious affiliation in school is prohibited."

"When I see the cultural diversity that exists today, I feel that we must defend it, and we need Europe, because otherwise we are going to live in a society with a single model, the Anglo-American model."

"It's a different outlook, and one that I understand. When you are a former member of the Warsaw Pact, when you have lived behind the Berlin Wall, when you have experienced the communist systems that existed in these countries, for them, the West represents hope."

"Let them be reassured, it has never been one of our intentions to ban religion in society, but solely to protect the national education system from any conspicuous display of religious affiliation."

"Prohibiting a visible religious sign, which isn't a manifestation of militancy, would look like a fight against religions."

"I am a believer, but I affirm that in public buildings the law of the Republic overrides religious rules."

"I believe that transatlantic relations are very important and that President Bush's visit to Brussels, in a few days, will have a major impact on that."

"The Europe we are in the process of building is the Europe of the 21st century; it's not the Europe of the 20th century."
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