Jacques Chirac Values Quotations

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.

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

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.