Laissez-faire is finished. The all-powerful market that always knows best is finished.

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.

Francois Hollande is an intelligent man. I do not have a problem with him. The only thing is, he has never held office at the state level. Honestly, can you imagine Francois Hollande as president of France? Imagine it!

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

I am deeply worried because we are seeing an unleashing of violence by 2,000 to 3,000 thugs who come to smash and loot. My objective is to avoid mistakes by the police, so that people can protest in safety.

The French like burgers, Madonna and Miami Vice.