I fought for the values of responsibility, and I'm not a man who does not accept his responsibilities.

Francois Hollande is the president of the republic, he must be respected. I want to wish him good luck in the midst of these tests.

France now has a new president and he must be respected. I assume full responsibility for this defeat.

There are remuneration packages that will no longer be tolerated because they bear no relation to merit. That those who create jobs and wealth may earn a lot of money is not shocking. But that those who contribute to destroying jobs and wealth also earn a lot of money is morally indefensible.

From the very beginning, the American dream meant proving to all mankind that freedom, justice, human rights and democracy were no utopia but were rather the most realistic policy there is and the most likely to improve the fate of each and every person.

Nothing is more destructive than the gap between people's perceptions of their own day-to-day economic well-being and what politicians and statisticians are telling them about the economy

The French people have chosen change. This change I will put into place.