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

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

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

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

I would not be opposed to devising a new system of pensions, in which one part was based on collective provision, but which also gave incentives for people to take out an additional, personal plan.

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

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