"I will convince our compatriots that France's power is not in decline, but that we are at the dawn of an extraordinary renaissance because we have all the qualities which will make, and do make, the great powers of the 21st century. - Of Europe and the world - The world and Europe need France now more than ever and they need a strong France with a sense of its own destiny.
"Waxaan muwaadiniinta u xaqiijin doonaa in awoodii Faransiisku aanay wiiqmin, laakiin aynu ku jirno gabal soo baxaya, dibna u soo noolaynaya oo aan caadi ahayn waayo waxaynu leenahay dhamaan tayooyinkii samayn lahaa, kana dhigi lahaa, quwadaha waaweyn ee qarniga 21aad ... Dunidu waxay tabaysaa wixii ragga iyo dumarka Faransiisku bareen: geesinimada xornimada, in aan la diidi karin codsiga sinaanta, iyo rabitaanka danaha dadka ka dhaxeeya."