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“When a crowd rushes into your house without declaring its intention, it is, by definition, an invasion.”
“What sort of Europe do we want to have? Parallel societies? Muslim communities living together with the Christian community?”
“Is it not worrying in itself that European Christianity is now barely able to keep Europe Christian? If we lose sight of this, the idea of Europe could become a minority interest in its own continent.”
“Movement of people is taking place on an immense scale, and from a European perspective, the number of potential future immigrants seems limitless.”
“Many people in Hungary acted shamefully during World War II.”
“Europe can be saved.”
“If you allow thousands or millions of unidentified persons into your house, the risk of... terrorism will significantly increase.”
“The Southern borders of Bavaria are being protected by Hungary.”
“Irresponsibility is the mark of every European politician who holds out the promise of a better life to immigrants and encourages them to leave everything behind and risk their lives in setting out for Europe.”
“It would be a sad story to get rid of religious belief, national identity, family, and even sexual identity. That's not freedom.”
“If the world sees that we can defend our borders... then no one will try to come to Hungary illegally.”
“We must first and foremost defend Hungary's independence and sovereignty, and, if needed, we must regain it.”
“Whoever thinks... that the European economy can be competitive without economic cooperation with Russia, whoever thinks that energy security can exist in Europe without the energy that comes from Russia, is chasing ghosts.”
“There are so many problems in the E.U. that several countries are warming up to the idea that after the single currency, a deeper integration could also be created.”
“Do you agree that the European Union should be able to prescribe the mandatory settlement of non-Hungarian citizens in Hungary without the consent of parliament?”
“It is our historical experience, that Hungary can only live in wealth and safety if Berlin, Moscow, and Ankara are on our side and also interested in our success - even if we do not always agree on certain questions.”
“Xenophobia is dangerous, but patriotism is a good thing.”
“The death penalty question should be put on the agenda in Hungary.”
“We would like to make it quite clear that we are not migrants into the U.K. But we are the citizens of a state that belongs to the European Union who can take jobs anywhere freely within the European Union.”
“The leaders of Europe always seem to emerge from the same elite, the same general frame of mind, the same schools, and the same institutions that rear generation after generation of politicians to this day. They take turns implementing the same policies.”