Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero Quotes

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• Peace needs and takes time, it needs and takes caution, it needs and takes patience after 30 years of terrorism and violence.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Years, Needs, Violence

  Presidential press release after ETA's 2006 ceasefire declaration, September 2006.

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• The more equality women have, the fairer, more civilized and tolerant society will be. Sexual equality is a lot more effective against terrorism than military strength.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Military, Terrorism, Civilized

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• Castilian Spanish-speaking Spain is big, but is bigger in addition with Catalonian-speaking Spain, Galician-speaking Spain and Basque-speaking Spain. Democratic Spain, Constitutional Spain, can not be separated from diversity and the respect to the citizenship.

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  Diversity, Spain, Citizenship

  Speech in the French National Assembly, March 2005.

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• It's true that the war in Iraq opened a distance in relations between part of Europe and the U.S. government, but our basic ties are stronger than that. We share democracy, free markets and a commitment to Western security. We differ on how to guarantee that security.

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  Distance, War, Commitment

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• With a Socialist government, there will not be a national surplus whilst there continues to be inequality.

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  Socialist Government, Inequality, Surplus

  "Rodríguez Zapatero reprocha a Rajoy que no afronte el debate presupuestario como líder del PP". Newspaper article, www.elmundo.es. October 29, 2003.

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• No Spanish government has given into terror and no government will do that.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Government, Given, Terror

  "Zapatero: Spanish 'not cowards'", www.cnn.com. May 6, 2004.

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• Europe is and will be a Union of States.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Country, Europe, Unions

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's speech to Spanish Cortes, June 15, 2004.

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• Gender equality is more successful than armed force.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Successful, Gender Equality, Force

  Time Magazine Interview, September 22, 2004.

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• The risk of a terrorist victory is greater when in fighting terror, democracy betrays its own essence.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Fighting, Essence, Risk

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• We are the envy of Europe and in a few years time we are going to be one of the top countries in the world.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Country, Years, Europe

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• My commitment is my commitment.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Commitment

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• The photo is the most important thing.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Important, Important Things

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• How can a governing party propose to its people a referendum that won't be binding? Is that a serious political programme? No it is not. It's the final option that will end up with upset, at a dead end, reflecting the last 4 years of the Ibarretxe Plan.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Party, Years, People

  Regarding Juan José Ibarretxe's plan to propose a referendum regarding whether to approve his plan to reform the aunomomy of the Basque Country, El Correo, (p. 23), April 9, 2005.

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• There isn't any wall, however high, however wide or however big, whatever it is made from, that can bar you from achieving a better life. There isn't any wall or pit that is in front of you to stop you from achieving a future of wellbeing.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Wall, Bars, Pits

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's speech as the guest of honour at the dinner hosted by Felipe Calderon at the National Palace in Mexico City, July 16, 2007.

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• Less smoking and more reading.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Reading, Smoking

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• The Spain of today looks at the Second Republic with great appreciation and above all with satisfaction and pride for what we have been able to do in this constitutional age.

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  Appreciation, Pride, Age

  Congress of Deputies, May 01, 2006.

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• Discouraging smoking and drinking is a left ideal.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Drinking, Smoking, Discouraging

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's remarks in a meeting of the PSOE federal committee whilst tabling a motion to increase tax on alcohol and cigarettes to finance health spending, September 3, 2005.

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• Although the recession is strong and although hard times await us in the next 2 or 3 months, Spain will continue to grow in the second quarter of 2009.

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  Strong, Hard Times, Spain

  "Espana saldra de la crisis a finales de 2009", translated, www.20minutos.es. December 27, 2008.

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• In my opinion, patriotism is liberty.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Liberty, Opinion

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero's remarks during a discussion on Catalan and Spanish nationalism and the inclusion of the term nation-state in the Statute of Catalonia (translated from Spanish), October 6, 2005.

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• Given that a few days ago we had a terrible accident, a tragic terrorist attack in Barajas, in Madrid, I would like to propose to you that we show our complete condemnation, our most intense revulsion, and that we show profound solidarity with the victims.

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  Profound, Madrid, Intense

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• Wars such as those which have occurred in Iraq only allow hatred, violence and terror to proliferate

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  War, Iraq, Hatred

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• Please receive in the name of the Spanish government and the people of Spain our warmest congratulations for your election as Supreme Pontiff of the Catholic Church and my best wishes for the Papacy which you begin today. [to Pope Benedict XVI]

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Congratulations, Government, Names

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• ...it is true that renewable energy is expensive and can't be done without public sector support, it is an important investment in the future.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Support, Important, Energy

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• I don't think this debate is negative, it is enriching

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Thinking, Negative, Debate

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• Spaniards have always shown great maturity and great common sense when it comes to voting.

  Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero

  Maturity, Common Sense, Voting

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