My problem is how to find the best way of being useful.

Therefore one should speak at the same time of national citizenship and wider European citizenship.

This desire for equity must not lead to an excess of welfare, where nobody is responsible for anything.

The unions may continue to decline, but if they do, it'll be their fault.

I cannot resign myself to the decline of Europe, and of France.

My presidential victory, if it had happened, would have been artificial in relation to the Socialist party. It may be that on my deathbed, I will come to regret my decision, but for the moment, I live at peace with it.

Any union that can't accept workers choosing their own representatives through universal franchise is finished.