This weakening is worsened by the widening distance between the governed and their governments. Jacques Delors Read Quote
This desire for equity must not lead to an excess of welfare, where nobody is responsible for anything. Jacques Delors Read Quote
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. Jacques Delors Read Quote
Therefore one should speak at the same time of national citizenship and wider European citizenship. Jacques Delors Read Quote
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. Jacques Delors Read Quote
I had to think whether, after 50 years of hard slog, I was still lucid and fresh enough for the job. Jacques Delors Read Quote
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. Jacques Delors Read Quote
The European model is in danger if we obliterate the principle of personal responsibility. Jacques Delors Read Quote
