Latest Marine Le Pen Quotes from Interviews

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• The Americans are trying to expand their influence in the world, particularly in Europe. They are defending their own interests, not ours.

  Marine Le Pen

  Europe, Trying, World

  "I Don't Want this European Soviet Union". Interview With Mathieu von Rohr, www.spiegel.de. June 3, 2014.

• We have no lesson to teach Russia if we concurrently roll out the red carpet to Qatar, Saudi Arabia and China.

  Marine Le Pen

  Russia, Qatar, Arabia

  "I Don't Want this European Soviet Union". Interview With Mathieu von Rohr, www.spiegel.de. June 3, 2014.

• Our political class no longer has any convictions. You can only pass along the beliefs that you hold. They no longer believe in France - they have a post-national worldview. I call them France-skeptics. That's why democracy is collapsing here in France.

  Marine Le Pen

  Believe, Class, Political

• Manuel Valls is popular because the others in the government are unpopular. Interior ministers are always popular because they give people the feeling that they are taking care of security, even when they are just people with tough words and a soft hand.

  Marine Le Pen

  Government, Hands, People

• Xenophobia is the hatred of foreigners. I don't hate anyone.

  Marine Le Pen

  Xenophobia, Hate, Hatred

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• We have millions of unemployed and cannot afford any more immigration. Where are they supposed to live? It is not viable.

  Marine Le Pen

  Immigration, Unemployed, Millions

• We want to represent all the French people with ideas that are neither left nor right: patriotism, defense of the identity and sovereignty of the people. If a person like me is described as being extreme-left and extreme-right at the same time, then that isn't far off the mark.

  Marine Le Pen

  Ideas, People, Identity

• If I didn't believe that we had a chance of coming to power, then I would have focused on taking care of my three children or gardening.

  Marine Le Pen

  Children, Believe, Gardening

• Trade has always existed, but we used to defend our strategic interests. Could you imagine the United States allowing French engineering giant Alstom to purchase General Electric? I don't think so.

  Marine Le Pen

  Thinking, Engineering, United States

• It is undeniable that the French were in a better situation in 1960s then than they are today in 2017. I don't look in the rearview mirror. But there was no need for us to experience an end to social progress since then.

  Marine Le Pen

  Mirrors, Progress, Needs

• I'm not talking about autarky. I'm not crazy. We need an intelligent protectionism.

  Marine Le Pen

  Crazy, Intelligent, Talking

  "I Don’t Want This European Soviet Union". Interview With Mathieu von Rohr, www.spiegel.de. June 3, 2014.

• The French debt will remain massive. Savings should be made with cuts to the generous social system, which grants illegal immigrants the same protections as it does our citizens.

  Marine Le Pen

  Cutting, Doe, Citizens

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• Everybody should be able to choose according to his own values and history, within a European civilization that we all belong to.

  Marine Le Pen

  Civilization, Able, Should

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• We used to be one of the richest countries in the world, but we are now on a path towards under-development. This austerity that has been imposed on the people doesn't work. The people will not allow themselves to be throttled without revolting.

  Marine Le Pen

  Country, People, Development

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• If we don't all leave the euro behind, it will explode. Either there will be a popular revolt because the people no longer want to be bled out. Or the Germans will say: Stop, we can't pay for the poor anymore.

  Marine Le Pen

  People, Want, Pay

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• I know very well that the political classes have spread fear among the electorate: Without the euro, the sun will cease shining, the rivers will stop flowing, we will enter an ice age.

  Marine Le Pen

  Ice, Class, Rivers

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• My warning is: Be careful Angela Merkel. If you don't see the suffering that has been imposed on the rest of the European people, then Germany will make itself hated.

  Marine Le Pen

  People, Suffering, Germany

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• Angela Merkel wants to impose her policies on others. This will lead to an explosion of the European Union.

  Marine Le Pen

  Unions, Want, Explosions

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• Germany has become the economic heart of Europe because our leaders are weak.

  Marine Le Pen

  Heart, Europe, Leader

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• I have respect for leaders who defend the interests of their countries. Angela Merkel policies are positive for Germany, but they are unfortunately harmful for all other countries.

  Marine Le Pen

  Country, Leader, Germany

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• Euro was created by Germany, for Germany.

  Marine Le Pen

  Germany, Euro

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• I place the blame with our own leaders who are not defending our interests. A strong euro is ruining our economy.

  Marine Le Pen

  Strong, Leader, Blame

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• Whenever I hear people utter anti-German sentiments, I say: You can't blame Germany for defending its own interests.

  Marine Le Pen

  People, Germany, Blame

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• I can't blame Angela Merkel for saying she wants a strong euro.

  Marine Le Pen

  Strong, Want, Blame

  Source: www.spiegel.de

• We are simply allowing our right to self-determination to be stolen from us.

  Marine Le Pen

  Determination, Self, Stolen

  Source: www.spiegel.de