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Jacques Delors Quotes

The problem of how we finance the welfare state should not obscure a separate issue: if each person thinks he has an inalienable right to welfare, no matter what happens to the world, that’s not equity, it’s just creating a society where you can’t ask anything of people Picture Quote #1

The unions still have a job to do, representing their members’ interests to governments and parliaments. And I think collective agreements still have a role, alongside markets and laws Picture Quote #1

Cinema explains American society. It’s like a Western, with good guys and bad guys, where the weak don’t have a place Picture Quote #1

My presidential victory, if it had happened, would have been artificial in relation to the Socialist party. It may be that on my deathbed, I will come to regret my decision, but for the moment, I live at peace with it Picture Quote #1

We have to struggle against the conservatives from all sides, not only the right-wingers, but also the left-wing conservatives who don’t want to change anything Picture Quote #1

For me, socialism has always been about liberty and solidarity, but also about responsibility Picture Quote #1

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This weakening is worsened by the widening distance between the governed and their governments Picture Quote #1

My problem is how to find the best way of being useful Picture Quote #1

The unions may continue to decline, but if they do, it’ll be their fault Picture Quote #1

These days there are not enough of such intermediary groups, between the state and the individual, with the result that political leaders are often unduly guided by opinion polls Picture Quote #1

This desire for equity must not lead to an excess of welfare, where nobody is responsible for anything Picture Quote #1

The problem with a purely collective system is not only that it requires economic growth, and the right sort of demographic trends, but that it prevents people thinking about their futures in a responsible way Picture Quote #1

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Contrary to what people say, my wife never turned me away from the presidency. She told me to reflect on it and do what I wanted Picture Quote #1

I had to think whether, after 50 years of hard slog, I was still lucid and fresh enough for the job Picture Quote #1

Federalism is a guideline, not a pornographic word, you can speak it out loud... We have been focusing too much on a country that has said no, no, no! Picture Quote #1

The problem of how we finance the welfare state should not obscure a separate issue: if each person thinks he has an inalienable right to welfare, no matter what happens to the world, that’s not equity, it’s just creating a society where you can’t ask anything of people Picture Quote #1

If you don’t have collective agreements between unions and employers, governments have to legislate more Picture Quote #1

I would not be opposed to devising a new system of pensions, in which one part was based on collective provision, but which also gave incentives for people to take out an additional, personal plan Picture Quote #1

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Any union that can’t accept workers choosing their own representatives through universal franchise is finished Picture Quote #1

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The problem of how we finance the welfare state should not obscure a separate issue: if each person thinks he has an inalienable right to welfare, no matter what happens to the world, that’s not equity, it’s just creating a society where you can’t ask anything of people. (Jacques Delors Quotes) The unions still have a job to do, representing their members’ interests to governments and parliaments. And I think collective agreements still have a role, alongside markets and laws (Jacques Delors Quotes) Cinema explains American society. It’s like a Western, with good guys and bad guys, where the weak don’t have a place (Jacques Delors Quotes) My presidential victory, if it had happened, would have been artificial in relation to the Socialist party. It may be that on my deathbed, I will come to regret my decision, but for the moment, I live at peace with it (Jacques Delors Quotes) We have to struggle against the conservatives from all sides, not only the right-wingers, but also the left-wing conservatives who don’t want to change anything (Jacques Delors Quotes) For me, socialism has always been about liberty and solidarity, but also about responsibility (Jacques Delors Quotes) This weakening is worsened by the widening distance between the governed and their governments (Jacques Delors Quotes) My problem is how to find the best way of being useful (Jacques Delors Quotes) The unions may continue to decline, but if they do, it’ll be their fault (Jacques Delors Quotes) These days there are not enough of such intermediary groups, between the state and the individual, with the result that political leaders are often unduly guided by opinion polls (Jacques Delors Quotes) This desire for equity must not lead to an excess of welfare, where nobody is responsible for anything (Jacques Delors Quotes) The problem with a purely collective system is not only that it requires economic growth, and the right sort of demographic trends, but that it prevents people thinking about their futures in a responsible way (Jacques Delors Quotes) Contrary to what people say, my wife never turned me away from the presidency. She told me to reflect on it and do what I wanted (Jacques Delors Quotes) I had to think whether, after 50 years of hard slog, I was still lucid and fresh enough for the job (Jacques Delors Quotes) Federalism is a guideline, not a pornographic word, you can speak it out loud... We have been focusing too much on a country that has said no, no, no! (Jacques Delors Quotes) The problem of how we finance the welfare state should not obscure a separate issue: if each person thinks he has an inalienable right to welfare, no matter what happens to the world, that’s not equity, it’s just creating a society where you can’t ask anything of people (Jacques Delors Quotes) If you don’t have collective agreements between unions and employers, governments have to legislate more (Jacques Delors Quotes) I would not be opposed to devising a new system of pensions, in which one part was based on collective provision, but which also gave incentives for people to take out an additional, personal plan (Jacques Delors Quotes) Any union that can’t accept workers choosing their own representatives through universal franchise is finished (Jacques Delors Quotes)