Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Quotes, Sayings, Remarks, Thoughts and Speeches
Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Quotes and Sayings
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Any peace process after so many years of horror and terror will be long and difficult.
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As long as I can remember, I had long conversations with my father and brother about politics, law or literature in the evenings.
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Democratic power is the only voice most citizens have.
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I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat.
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I want to increase our spending on research and development by 25%. That's something the U.S. does very well. That dynamism alongside a welfare state in the European community - that's the synthesis I want to achieve.
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I will listen to Mr Bush but my position is very clear and very firm. The occupation is a fiasco. There have been almost more deaths after the war than during the war.
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It's true that the war in Iraq opened a distance in relations between part of Europe and the U.S. government, but our basic ties are stronger than that. We share democracy, free markets and a commitment to Western security. We differ on how to guarantee that security.
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Markets are very important but for the government the citizens are more so.
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Maybe John Kerry does not know - but I am happy to explain it to him - that my commitment to withdraw the troops goes back before the tragic, dramatic terrorist attack.
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My commitment is my commitment.
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No Spanish government has given into terror and no government will do that.
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Spaniards have always shown great maturity and great common sense when it comes to voting.
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The corporations and the media don't need power; they already have it.
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The economic, social and cultural progress of a nation depends on citizens counting for more and having more rights.
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The more equality women have, the fairer, more civilized and tolerant society will be. Sexual equality is a lot more effective against terrorism than military strength.
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The risk of a terrorist victory is greater when in fighting terror, democracy betrays its own essence.
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Wars such as that which has occurred in Iraq only allow hatred, violence and terror to proliferate.
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Wars such as those which have occurred in Iraq only allow hatred, violence and terror to proliferate.
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We're aligning ourselves with Kerry. Our allegiance will be for peace, against war, no more deaths for oil, and for a dialogue between the government of Spain and the new Kerry administration.
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You can't bomb a people just in case.
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