The problem of how we finance the welfare state should not obscure a separate issue: if each person thinks he has an inalienable right to welfare, no matter what happens to the world, that's not equity, it's just creating a society where you can't ask anything of people. Jacques Delors createequityfinance share on social
Fundamentally, American society is composed of individuals who don't go out of their way to do each other favours. Jacques Delors americancomposefavour Change image and share on social
The European model is in danger if we obliterate the principle of personal responsibility. Jacques Delors dangereuropeanmodel Change image and share on social
Cinema explains American society. It's like a Western, with good guys and bad guys, where the weak don't have a place. Jacques Delors americanbadcinema Change image and share on social
Yes, the European model remains superior to that of America and Japan. Jacques Delors americaeuropeanjapan Change image and share on social
I would not be opposed to devising a new system of pensions, in which one part was based on collective provision, but which also gave incentives for people to take out an additional, personal plan. Jacques Delors additionalbasecollective Change image and share on social
I had to think whether, after 50 years of hard slog, I was still lucid and fresh enough for the job. Jacques Delors freshhardjob Change image and share on social
My problem is how to find the best way of being useful. Jacques Delors findproblem Change image and share on social
Even in Britain, the trade unions tell me that employment contracts have less protection than in the past. Jacques Delors britaincontractemployment Change image and share on social
The countries that share this conception should be able to go further together, without excluding the others, since they can still live in a greater community of exchange and co-operation. Jacques Delors communityconceptioncountry Change image and share on social
