I want to wage war against illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, unfair competition, communitarianism, delinquency.

It'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.

We need to profoundly revise all of our taxes and charges. The aim is to tax pollution - notably fossil fuels - more, and tax work less

France must not be the only country to have a high level of welfare protection and few obligations incumbent on those who receive benefits.

I am not a man of my party. I do not talk only to socialists and union leaders.

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

France is the country with the highest taxes in Europe along with Sweden...something of which I am not proud.