Jacques Chirac

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Jacques René Chirac (born November 29, 1932 in Paris) is a French politician who is currently President of the French Republic.

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As soon as one nation claims the right to take preventive action, other countries will naturally do the same. If we go down that road, where are we going?
The construction of Europe is an art. It is the art of the possible.
The European Union and Russia have an identical viewpoint. We have condemned any potential revision of the ABM treaty, believing that such a revision will involve a risk of proliferation that will be very dangerous for the future.
Finally, a safer world presupposes the revival of the virtuous circle of non-proliferation of weapons and disarmament.
France is doing everything it can, but the problem is that it is impossible to stop Bush from pursuing his logic of war to the end.
If our language, our programs, our creations are not strongly present in the new media, the young generation of our country will be economically and culturally marginalized.
If we prove capable of showing a pioneering commitment, we shall create a commmunity listened to around the world.
Liberalism is as dangerous an ideology as communism, and like communism it will not prevail.
The message of the international community is clear - it has united to tell Iraq that it is now time to co-operate fully with the United Nations.
National Missile Defense is of a nature to retrigger a proliferation of weapons, notably nuclear missiles. Everything that goes in the direction of proliferation is a bad direction.
One can go to war alone, but you can't build peace alone.
One month, two months, I am ready to accept any accord on this point that has the approval of the inspectors.
Romania and Bulgaria were particularly irresponsible. If they wanted to diminish their chances of joining Europe they could not have found a better way.
Terrorism has become the systematic weapon of a war that knows no borders or seldom has a face.
Terrorism takes us back to ages we thought were long gone if we allow it a free hand to corrupt democratic societies and destroy the basic rules of international life.
These irresponsible acts, which cannot have any justification whatsoever, are to be fully condemned. In these appalling circumstances, I want to offer you the most sincere condolences, both in my name and in that of the French people.
The unanimous vote by the Security Council... offers Iraq a chance to disarm in peace. That was the meaning of France's initiative since the start.
When you are in the family... you have more rights than when you are asking to join and knocking on the door.
You only have to look back at 1935. There were people then who were against France arming itself, and look what happened.
What does she wants more this housewife ? My balls on a plate ? (about Margaret Thatcher).