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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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.

My presidential victory, if it had happened, would have been artificial in relation to the...

My presidential victory, if it had happened, would have been artificial in relation to the...

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...

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.

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

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

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.

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.

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...

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...

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:...

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 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,...

Cinema explains American society. It's like a Western, with good guys and bad guys, where...

Cinema explains American society. It's like a Western, with good guys and bad guys, where...

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...

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...

My problem is how to find the best way of being useful.

My problem is how to find the best way of being useful.

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...

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...

For me, socialism has always been about liberty and solidarity, but also about responsibility.

For me, socialism has always been about liberty and solidarity, but also about responsibility.