Europe is not a choice, it is a necessity, but it needs to be rethought, refounded.

The French people need to have all the facts so they can choose. And I won't be running away from it or hiding from it.

If you come to France and you wear a veil, if you go to one of the administrative buildings, then that's not acceptable. If you don't want your wife to be examined by a male doctor, then you're not welcome here. France is a country that's open.

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.

Perhaps the mistake I made at the start of my mandate is not understanding the symbolic dimension of the president's role and not being solemn enough in my acts. A mistake for which I would like to apologise or explain myself and which I will not make again. Now, I know the job.

I understand that people might be poor if they don't have any work, but I don't accept that someone is poor if they've worked really hard.

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.