Nicolas Sarkozy Avoid Quotations

I am deeply worried because we are seeing an unleashing of violence by 2,000 to 3,000 thugs who come to smash and loot. My objective is to avoid mistakes by the police, so that people can protest in safety.

We are trying to be firm and avoid any provocation,

Once the crisis is over, everyone will have to understand there are a certain number of injustices in some neighborhoods. We are trying to be firm and avoid any provocation. We have to avoid any risk of explosion, ... scum.

We will now be able to act in a preventative manner to avoid these incidents, ... The policy of the government is firm, level-headed and measured.