Jacques Chirac
Jacques Chirac
Jacques René Chiracis a French politician, who served as the President of France from 1995 to 2007. Chirac served as Prime Minister of France from 1974 to 1976, from 1986 to 1988, and as the Mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995...
NationalityFrench
ProfessionPolitician
Date of Birth29 November 1932
CityParis, France
CountryFrance
anxious hide starting time
To hide nothing: I was starting to get anxious to get out. That's a fact. I started to find the time long. To hide nothing from you.
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Franco-American relations have been, and always will be, both conflictual and excellent. The U.S. finds France unbearable with its pretensions; we find the U.S. unbearable with its hegenomism. But deep down, we remember that the 'boys' - came to help us two times, just as the Americans remember that the French helped them with their independence. So there will be sparks but no fire, because a real bond exists.
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I am logically in favour of a referendum. It would be the only legitimate way.
war politics systematic
Terrorism has become the systematic weapon of a war that knows no borders or seldom has a face.
war mean concerned
As far as I'm concerned, war always means failure.
war
One can go to war alone, but you can't build peac alone.
mean america people
It is with enormous distress that France has just learned of the monstrous attacks there is no other word for it that have just struck the United States of America. In these horrifying circumstances, the entire people of France, and I want to emphasize this, stand by the people of America. They express their friendship and solidarity in this tragedy. Naturally, I want to assure President Bush of my total support. France, as you know, has always condemned and unreservedly condemns terrorism, and considers that terrorism must be combated by all possible means.
law lasts last-words
The law must have the last word.
hatred debate intolerance
Faced with intolerance and hatred, no debate is possible.
vision problem isolated
Isolated and limited vision problem.
names anarchy accepting
No one can act alone in the name of all and no one can accept the anarchy of a society without rules.
friendship compassion people
I would like to express to all Londoners, to all of the British people, the solidarity, the compassion and the friendship of France and the French people.
democracy doe vehicle
One does not export democracy in an armored vehicle.
condolences names people
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.