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"But the Republic has its rules and it must not tolerate any abuse of them."
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"Abuse may consist of physical maltreatment or language that is belittling, discriminatory..."

"Whipping and abuse are like laudanum: you have to double the dose as the sensibilities decline."

"The abuse of detainees in U.S. custody has severely undermined our Nation's position in the world."

"I think that most minorities have experienced some form of racial abuse."

"Emotional blackmails and psychological threats are the feces of a rotten soul."

"Maybe none of this is about control. Maybe it really isn't about who can own whom, who can do what to whom and get away with it, even as far as death. Maybe it isn't about who can sit and who has to kneel or stand or lie down, legs spread open. Maybe it's about who can do what to whom and be forgiven for it. Never tell me it amounts to the same thing."
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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."

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

"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."

"France has a very important relationship with Germany. But that does not mean that we agree about everything or that two of our universities or companies are not going to compete."

"We must stress that the euro has been beneficial to the European Union because, otherwise, in this context of international turmoil, every country would have to devalue their currencies."
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