To exchange principles for popularity might be a temptation. It's at the core of populism. We must offer something else.

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Each individual is unique. We all have equal worth. Young and old, those who can cope and those who need help.

256

If each of us is to feel that he or she is valued, this calls for more than public funding.

223

Unfortunately, religion, like patriotism, is easy to misuse for political purposes.

222

I am disappointed by such a political defeat, but we had been prepared for the possibility.

218

Human dignity is independent of national borders. We must always defend the interests of the poor and the persecuted in other countries.

185

We must remember that politics is more than a power game. The core of politics in my view is to serve our citizens, to serve our fellow human beings.

156

A person's worth is quite independent of their usefulness to society.

130

Knowledge of other people's beliefs and ways of thinking must be used to build bridges, not to create conflicts.

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