I committed myself totally, fully, but I didn't succeed in convincing a majority of French... I didn't succeed in making the values we share win.
Nicolas SarkozyI want to wage war against illiteracy, poverty, unemployment, unfair competition, communitarianism, delinquency.
Nicolas SarkozyCanadians are friends and Quebecers are my family. What France knows deep down is that within this great Canadian people, there is a Quebec nation. I do not see how proving my family, brotherly love for Quebec should be strengthened by defying Canada.
Nicolas Sarkozy