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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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"Too many have dispensed with generosity in order to practice charity."
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"You weren't able to talk sense into him?"Well, we kind of tried to kill each other in a duel to the death."I see. You tried the diplomatic approach."
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"Commerce with all nations, alliance with none, should be our motto."
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"Any negotiation has a limit. Otherwise, war is irrelevant."
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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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"One picture is worth 1,000 denials."
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"You don't always have to chop with the sword of truth. You can point with it too."
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"The greatest security for Israel is to create new Egypts."
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"You're in America now," I said. "Our idea of diplomacy is showing up with a gun in one hand and a sandwich in the other and asking which you'd prefer."
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"No mother would ever willingly sacrifice her sons for territorial gain, for economic advantage, for ideology."
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"In the space of a decade, China and India have emerged as dramatic, dynamic competitors."
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"I certainly believe that we gain through open trade and liberalisation."
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"The markets don't like instability and they don't like uncertainty."
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"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."
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"The last thing we need is to turn in on ourselves rather than face us up to what we have to do in the world."
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"Europe has to address people's needs directly and reflect their priorities, not our own preoccupations."
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"I'm optimistic that we are actually seeing the opportunity of a generation being created in this."
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"For too long, decisions have been taken behind closed doors - tablets of stone have simply been past down to people without bothering to involve people, listen to their views or give them information about what we are doing and why."
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"I understand why the Tories will be gunning for Alastair Campbell because they fear his campaigning skills."
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"We've got to demonstrate why European unity and integration, our vast single market, our single currency, equip us with the strength to embrace globalization."
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