The driving force behind the liberal counter-offensive in Europe has been a reaction against irresponsibility.

The European model is, first, a social and economic system founded on the role of the market, for no computer in the world can process information better than the market.

If you don't have collective agreements between unions and employers, governments have to legislate more.

The European model is in danger if we obliterate the principle of personal responsibility.

...within ten years 80% of our economic legislation, perhaps even fiscal and social as well' would come from the EU.

For me, socialism has always been about liberty and solidarity, but also about responsibility.

Fundamentally, American society is composed of individuals who don't go out of their way to do each other favours.