John Bruton Quotes (34 Quotes)


    A terrorist nuclear detonation in a western city would destroy all economic confidence.

    Non-proliferation will only work if all states are willing to cooperate, and that will only happen if all feel they are being treated fairly.

    The E.U. is more than just a trade organization or a common market; it is a guarantee of democracy, freedom, justice, and human rights. Nations cannot stay in the E.U. if they do not respect these guarantees.

    The E.U. has moved to combat global terrorism by instituting common European arrest and evidence warrants and creating a joint situation center to pool and analyze intelligence.

    It is not viable for one country to demand a right to increase and upgrade its nuclear weapons capabilities while asking others to eliminate theirs.


    I believe that the events of the last week have done appalling damage to any credibility that Sinn Fein had in their proclaimed pursuit of peace.

    Since creation of the E.U. a half century ago, Europe has enjoyed the longest period of peace in its history.

    That's where my job comes in. Getting the E.U. and U.S. to agree.

    When the E.U. and the U.S. agree, other countries follow.

    We can demonstrate, by our own example, how E.U. freedoms, including the freedom of nationals of other E.U. countries to come and work here, has enabled us to expand our economy.

    One cannot have economic growth without security.

    States can be deterred by the fear of retaliation; non-state organisations cannot by deterred at all.

    The time horizon may be too long for sole reliance on market solutions - but perhaps the inventiveness of the financial services industry will prove me wrong that point!

    European investment in Texas alone exceeds all U.S. investment in China and Japan put together.

    We will not be making any further offers on agriculture at this point. We are now looking for others to show progress in other areas.

    The U.S. - E.U. economic relationship dwarfs America's economic ties with China.

    The E.U. is the world's fastest growing democratic body.

    Ireland has a role to play in making the E.U. united and strong.

    Financial service providers act as the lubricating oil in the economy. They link consumers who want to invest their savings for a good return with companies who want to borrow on best terms for expansion.

    Proliferation of nuclear weapons to terrorist organisations is far more dangerous than proliferation of nuclear weapons to states, even states like North Korea.

    The European Union is the world's most successful invention for advancing peace.

    Of course the EU and member states must work to ensure that people moving from one country to another understand their obligations and their rights in areas like health, road safety and further education.

    U.S. companies rely on the European market for more than half of their global foreign profits.

    U.S. companies earn more from their investments in the EU than in the rest of the world combined.

    If the EU and the US can cooperate successfully on regulating financial markets, everyone else will follow.

    E. U. productivity per hour rivals the U. S., with ample room for growth based on Europe's significantly shorter average work weeks.

    While the sense of anger and disillusionment and division is very deep and is obviously revealed for all to see in the events of recent days, the truth still remains that the only way forward is through dialogue, ... The talks commence next Tuesday and I believe that everybody must bend every effort to make those talks a success.

    That is an important step in normalization, ... They are a big country, but they are another country just like anyone else.

    The E.U. imports more agricultural goods from developing countries around the world than does the U.S., Canada and Japan, combined.

    But our system of regulation must keep up with this. If it fails to keep up, it will hold back economic expansion. We need financial market regulation that works at national and European level.

    We don't know about the other refugees, and I think we need to bear in mind that there is a situation of considerable potential danger in eastern Zaire at the present time.

    The economy is not an abstraction. The economy consists of people, and it will only grow if people feel secure and are reasonably free.

    Indeed, American companies make three times as much profits from their investment in one E.U. country, Ireland, than they do from all their investments in China.

    The EU and the U.S. often work together to develop international standards. This is the case in fighting terrorism and transnational crime, advancing trade liberalization, and combating piracy and intellectual property violations.


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