Jacques Chirac Values Quotations

Tonight, France has reaffirmed its attachment to values of the Republic.

These events bear witness to a deep malaise, ... We will respond by being firm, by being fair and by being faithful to the values of France.

I don't know if we should use the word 'war,' ... Now we are faced with a conflict of a completely new nature, a conflict that is attempting to destroy human rights, freedom, the dignity of man, and I believe that everything must be done to safeguard these values of civilization.