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Jacques Lucien Jean Delors (born 20 July 1925) is a French politician who served as the 8th President of the European Commission from 1985 to 1995. He served as Minister of Finance of France from 1981 to 1984. He was a Member of the European Parliament from 1979 to 1981.

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

Contracts, Employment, Past, Tell, Unions

We will have to create an avant-garde. . . . We could have a Union for the enlarged Europe, and a Federation for the avant-garde.

Avant Garde, Create, Enlarged, Europe, Federation, Unions

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

Driving, Europe, Offensive, Reaction

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

Desire, Excess, Lead, Welfare

The European model is, first, a social and economic system founded on the role of the market, for no computer in the world can process information better than the market.

Europe, Process, Roles, System, World

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

Distance, Government, Long, Weakening, Widening, Worsened

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

Finished, Philosophy, Political, Representatives, Unions, Universal

Cinema explains American society. It's like a Western, with good guys and bad guys, where the weak don't have a place.

American, Cinema, Guy, Place, Weak

I would not be opposed to devising a new system of pensions, in which one part was based on collective provision, but which also gave incentives for people to take out an additional, personal plan.

Gave, Incentives, People, Personal, Provision

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

America, Europe, Japan, Model, Yes

The problem with a purely collective system is not only that it requires economic growth, and the right sort of demographic trends, but that it prevents people thinking about their futures in a responsible way.

Growth, People, Prevents, Responsible, Thinking

My presidential victory, if it had happened, would have been artificial in relation to the Socialist party. It may be that on my deathbed, I will come to regret my decision, but for the moment, I live at peace with it.

Artificial, Deathbed, Live, Party, Presidential, Regret

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

Aggravation, Continue, Decline, May, Unions

My objective is that before the end of the millennium Europe should have a true federation. The Commission should become a political executive which can define essential common interests. . . responsible before the European Parliament and before the nation-states represented how you will, by the European Council or by a second chamber of national parliaments.

Define, Essential, Europe, Political, Represented, Should Have

The unions still have a job to do, representing their members' interests to governments and parliaments. And I think collective agreements still have a role, alongside markets and laws.

Government, Jobs, Markets, Members, Thinking, Unions

. . . within ten years 80% of our economic legislation, perhaps even fiscal and social as well' would come from the EU.

Economic, Fiscal, Social, Years

The problem of how we finance the welfare state should not obscure a separate issue: if each person thinks he has an inalienable right to welfare, no matter what happens to the world, that's not equity, it's just creating a society where you can't ask anything of people.

Creating, Inalienable, Issues, People, Problem, Thinking

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

Agreement, Agreements, Employers, Government, Governments, Unions

Contrary to what people say, my wife never turned me away from the presidency. She told me to reflect on it and do what I wanted.

People, Reflect, Say, Wanted, Wife