Nicolas Sarkozy Quotes

"Either the facts are proved, and in that case there will be disciplinary action, or these are lies and in that case I reserve the right to protect the honor of men whose work allowed lives to be saved. I will publish all elements of this inquiry."

"French people want us to re-establish the order of the republic, ... We will answer their expectation, because we can't build a future in violence."

"We will monitor its targeted application on part of the national territory, as events develop, ... We now have the possibility to be even more effective."

"The violent events that happened in our territory, and the people responsible [for the violence] will be arrested and punished."

"Once this crisis is overcome and calm is restored, each must also understand that there's also a certain feeling of injustice in some neighborhoods, ... I have thought this for a long time, and said it as well."

"Once the crisis is over, everyone will have to understand there are a certain number of injustices in some neighborhoods. We are trying to be firm and avoid any provocation. We have to avoid any risk of explosion, ... scum."

"Some people start further back because they have a handicap - color, culture or the district they come from. So we have to help them."

"We are ready to finance every trip back home."

"I speak with real words, ... When you fire real bullets at police, you're not a 'youth,' you're a thug."

"This individual is a specialist in computers and in radio communication services,"

"Being able to find a compromise is about being brave and serving France. It is what the UMP asks for and expects."

"When there's a misunderstanding, one must make a compromise. This word is not a bad word."

"None of us has a choice, ... We have to succeed. We will not budge a centimeter."

"We want to allow families to return to football stadiums and feel safe. It was about time."

"Seventy-nine is naturally too many. The future cannot be built on violence."

"If we want to restore hope to the French people, great changes are essential."

"Each time there is a news story, sometimes that gives ideas to people who then turn into criminals,"

"The trust that German voters showed in you confirms that the ideas and values that we share are correct."

"gang fight in the government."

"Some 85 percent of jobs created in the past 25 years have been in the public sector -- in other words financed by taxes."