These days there are not enough of such intermediary groups, between the state and the individual, with the result that political leaders are often unduly guided by opinion polls.

Quote by Jacques Delors

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The countries that share this conception should be able to go further together, without excluding...

The countries that share this conception should be able to go further together, without excluding...

The European model is, first, a social and economic system founded on the role of...

The European model is, first, a social and economic system founded on the role of...

This weakening is worsened by the widening distance between the governed and their governments.

This weakening is worsened by the widening distance between the governed and their governments.

Fundamentally, American society is composed of individuals who don't go out of their way to...

Fundamentally, American society is composed of individuals who don't go out of their way to...

The driving force behind the liberal counter-offensive in Europe has been a reaction against irresponsibility.

The driving force behind the liberal counter-offensive in Europe has been a reaction against irresponsibility.

Yes, the European model remains superior to that of America and Japan.

Yes, the European model remains superior to that of America and Japan.

I cannot resign myself to thi decline of Europe, and of France.

I cannot resign myself to thi decline of Europe, and of France.

This desire for equity must not lead to an excess of welfare, where nobody is...

This desire for equity must not lead to an excess of welfare, where nobody is...

I had to think whether, after 50 years of hard slog, I was still lucid...

I had to think whether, after 50 years of hard slog, I was still lucid...

The European model is in danger if we obliterate the principle of personal responsibility.

The European model is in danger if we obliterate the principle of personal responsibility.

The unions still have a job to do, representing their members' interests to governments and...

The unions still have a job to do, representing their members' interests to governments and...

Even in Britain, the trade unions tell me that employment contracts have less protection than...

Even in Britain, the trade unions tell me that employment contracts have less protection than...

The problem with a purely collective system is not only that it requires economic growth,...

The problem with a purely collective system is not only that it requires economic growth,...

Any union that can't accept workers choosing their own representatives through universal franchise is finished.

Any union that can't accept workers choosing their own representatives through universal franchise is finished.

I would not be opposed to devising a new system of pensions, in which one...

I would not be opposed to devising a new system of pensions, in which one...

The unions may continue to decline, but if they do, it'll be their fault

The unions may continue to decline, but if they do, it'll be their fault

We have to struggle against the conservatives from all sides, not only the right-wingers, but...

We have to struggle against the conservatives from all sides, not only the right-wingers, but...

If you don't have collective agreements between unions and employers, governments have to legislate more.

If you don't have collective agreements between unions and employers, governments have to legislate more.

The problem of how we finance the welfare state should not obscure a separate issue:...

The problem of how we finance the welfare state should not obscure a separate issue:...

Therefore one should speak at the same time of national citizenship and wider European citizenship.

Therefore one should speak at the same time of national citizenship and wider European citizenship.