I think that the proposed constitution is one of the European legal documents with the strongest social dimension I have seen since I began following European issues. – Jean-Pierre Raffarin
France has a very important relationship with Germany. But that does not mean that we agree about everything or that two of our universities or companies are not going to compete. – Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Whats very important is that we build a space that matters in the world, one that operates according to democratic rules, and that small and large countries enjoy a good relationship. – Jean-Pierre Raffarin
Let them be reassured, it has never been one of our intentions to ban religion in society, but solely to protect the national education system from any conspicuous display of religious affiliation. – Jean-Pierre Raffarin
My mind withdrew its thoughts from experience, extracting itself from the contradictory throng of sensuous images, that it might find out what that light was wherein it was bathed… And thus, with the flash of one hurried glance, it attained to the vision of That Which Is. – Saint Augustine