José María Aznar quotes

José María Aznar is a Spanish politician who served as the Prime Minister of Spain. His leadership was marked by significant economic reforms and a strong alliance with the United States. He remains an influential figure in Spanish and international politics. Here are 17 of his quotes:

Appeasement was never a very clever policy, and it should not be our option today.

José María Aznar

Because the task of a political leader is to do what he believes is better for his country. Sometimes the public opinion is in favor; sometimes the public opinion needs a little bit more time to understand things.

José María Aznar

Without economic development, any potential for political openness and freedom will be questionable.

José María Aznar

Speak less but act more.

José María Aznar

Disarming Iraq is legal under a series of U.N. resolutions. Iraq is in flagrant violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions.

José María Aznar

There are countries that prefer to think that they're buying comfort at the cost of others, but I don't think that's the way you can act in this world. There are no neutral groups.

José María Aznar

The harm done to Israel is damage done to the West. And delegitimizing Israel is a delegitimization of the West.

José María Aznar

My conviction is that the best strategy to defend the West is to defend Israel.

José María Aznar

I am a quiet man who grows through adversity.

José María Aznar

The alliance should agree... to an effective NATO role against the new threats presented by international terrorism and weapons of mass destruction.

José María Aznar

There are the countries of the north of Europe taking decisions and the countries of the south of Europe that are living under intervention. This division exists.

José María Aznar

Young people in particular need real options to find a decent job and to lift their lives. I'm not sure the new Islamist governments will be the best to promote prosperity and growth.

José María Aznar

But, you know, once you're in government, very often you need to shoulder responsibility. I hope the new Spanish government will think about this and will therefore act accordingly. I really and sincerely hope so.

José María Aznar

I think that not only is an Islamist attack.

José María Aznar

You know in this moment some perpetrators of the attacks, but you do not know who imagined the attack, who is the leader of the attack who is the idea (sic) of the attack, who established and supported means for the attacks, who defined the logistics of the attacks, who established the strategies of the attack. Nothing...I think that one part of the perpetrators are Islamists, but I think that not only is an Islamist attack.

José María Aznar