“We are a big country, with lots of advantages and history. We are proud to be French. We have to call on patriotism at this time... to ask for an effort in the battle against debt.”
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My adversary is the world of finance.
I want the French people to respect values that allow each individual to practice his or her faith, but in the frame of our common rules of secularism.
My real adversary has no name, no face, no party. It will never be elected, yet it governs - the adversary is the world of finance.
The transatlantic relationship is vital for both our countries: France will remain a reliable ally of the United States. Nevertheless, ally does not mean aligned.
