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.

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Years, Needs, Violence

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

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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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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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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.

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Military, Terrorism, Civilized

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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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Democratic power is the only voice most citizens have.

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Voice, Citizens, Democratic

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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 democracy, nobody is above anybody else apart from he who is elected by the people.

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People, Democracy

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The economic, social and cultural progress of a nation depends on citizens counting for more and having more rights.

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Rights, Progress, Citizens

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Less smoking and more reading.

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Reading, Smoking

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

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Fighting, Essence, Risk

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The main priority of the Socialist Party is education".

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Party, Socialist Party, Priorities

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You can't bomb a people just in case.

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People, Bombs, Cases

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Were aligning ourselves with Kerry. Our allegiance will be for peace, against war, no more deaths for oil, and for a dialogue between the government of Spain and the new Kerry administration.

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Peace, War, Government

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

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Thinking, Negative, Debate

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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.

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Support, Important, Energy

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

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Maturity, Common Sense, Voting

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I want to increase our spending on research and development by 25%. That's something the U.S. does very well. That dynamism alongside a welfare state in the European community - that's the synthesis I want to achieve.

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Research And Development, Community, Want

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I said when I came into office that I don't want to be a great leader; I want to be a good democrat.

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Office, Leader, Want

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The corporations and the media don't need power; they already have it.

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Media, Needs, Corporations

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Markets are very important but for the government the citizens are more so.

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Government, Important, Citizens

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Any peace process after so many years of horror and terror will be long and difficult.

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Peace, Years, Long

"Basque separatists call 'permanent' cease-fire" by Tracy Wilkinson, www.sfgate.com. March 23, 2006.

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Born: August 4, 1960
Occupation: Former Prime Minister of Spain
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