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"Having viewed Europe as an extension and projection of itself, France now finds Europe developing a mind and identity of its own which embraces France but is not controlled by France."
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"It is easier to start a war than to end it."
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"The European organisation contemplated could not oppose any ethnic group, on other continents or in Europe itself, outside of the League of Nations, any more than it could oppose the League of Nations."
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"One picture is worth 1,000 denials."
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"Governing a great nation is like cooking a small fish - too much handling will spoil it."
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"No mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for ideology."
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"He is forever poised between a cliche and an indiscretion."
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"The greatest security for Israel is to create new Egypts."
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"Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto."
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"The rulers of the state are the only persons who ought to have the privilege of lying, either at home or abroad; they may be allowed to lie for the good of the state."
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"From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic, an iron curtain has descended across the Continent."
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"Firstly, people take for granted that the E.U. has created the biggest economic space in the world."
People
"If the constitutional treaty is rejected it will be back to square one, just at a time when we want Europe to be a more effective force for good in the world, when we need to buttress ourselves against the pressures and insecurities of globalization."
Time
"I do not share the half-in, half-out attitude to the EU of some in Britain. Britain's place is in Europe."
Attitude
"Having viewed Europe as an extension and projection of itself, France now finds Europe developing a mind and identity of its own which embraces France but is not controlled by France."
Diplomacy
"Instead of saying that globalization is a fact, that it's inevitable, we've also got to demonstrate that while the growing interdependence of the world economy is indeed a fact, it's not uncontrollable."
Economy
"I certainly believe that we gain through open trade and liberalisation."
Gain
"Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations."
People
"Of course, the EU is not going to fall apart, but at best it will stagnate for the foreseeable future and we will be dealing with quite a lot of internal chaos."
Chaos
"What is most important for Europe is economic growth and jobs, security at home and safety in the world."
Home
"I hesitated, too, because for better or worse, I have been one of the principal architects of New Labour and I have worked closely with Tony Blair and the team for nearly 20 years."
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