Jacques Chirac Quotes on Democracy (12 Quotes)

The light of the writer and the dramatist who, by the power of the pen, armed solely with courage and his faith in mankind and truth, has nurtured the hopes of the oppressed who were denied democracy,

There is a problem and that problem is one of equality of opportunity and respect for everyone in the republic,

Children from these difficult neighborhoods ... whatever their origins ... are all sons and daughters of the republic,

Tempers need to cool, ... We can't have a law-free zone in the Republic. A lack of dialogue and an escalation of disrespectful behavior will lead to a dangerous situation.

The republic is completely determined to be stronger than those who want to sow violence or fear, ... The last word must be from the law.

I want to say to the children of the difficult neighborhoods Whatever their origin, they are all daughters and sons of the republic, ... We will construct nothing durable without respect. We will construct nothing durable if we allow the growth, wherever they originate, of racism, insults, abuse. We will construct nothing if we do not combat the poison to society that is discrimination.

The law should have the final say, and the republic is determined to be stronger than those who want spread violence and fear. Those people will be apprehended, judged and punished.

Whatever our origins, we are all the children of the Republic, and we can all expect the same rights,

The Zagreb summit underlines the determination of the European Union in its fight for democracy, peace and reconciliation on our continent,

I heard and I understood your call so that the Republic lives, so that the nation rallies together, so that politics change,

Tonight, France has reaffirmed its attachment to values of the Republic.

I would like to remind all French men and French women to gather together to defend human rights, to guarantee the cohesion of the nation and to affirm the unity of the republic,