I am showing solidarity while being different. Or if you prefer, I am being different while being in solidarity.
Nicolas SarkozyFrance is the country with the highest taxes in Europe along with Sweden...something of which I am not proud.
Nicolas SarkozyIt's disrespectful to tell the French in the morning that you're going to reduce the debt, in the evening that you're not going to make any savings, and the next morning, after thinking about it, that you're going to spend more.
Nicolas SarkozyIn a presidential campaign, you can't lie. You can't hide what you are and what you want. You can't hide what kind of President you'll be. You can't keep on talking about nothing indefinitely and committing to nothing, you can't keep running away from debate, masking the challenges.
Nicolas Sarkozy