To be turned from one's course by men's opinions, by blame, and by misrepresentation shows a man unfit to hold an office.

Whatever you do in life, echoes thru eternity.

Choose rather to punish your appetites than be punished by them.

The demographic weight of countries such as China and India exercise a massive pressure on our wages and salaries. They have accomplished massive technological advances and the revolution in information technology has reduced the costs of transport.

There are 20 million unemployed and what does the Constitution offer us in the Europe of 25, 27 and soon to be 30: policies of unrestricted competition to the detriment of production, wages, research and innovation.

I am a partisan and artisan of Europe. But I draw the lessons of my experience in government.