Quotes by Samuel Schmid

“There was the joke about Switzerland being an island surrounded by land. This was never true.”

“The desire for security must be balanced with our regard for liberty.”

“Switzerland is part of the fight against terrorism. There is no neutrality against this threat.”

“We welcome the realistic analysis by the secretary-general,”

“But we also welcome that he did not hide his disappointment over the fact that nations have not been able to find solutions in other areas like, for instance, disarmament.”

“The majority of the Swiss people have again endorsed the bilateral path,”

“Its positive, the majority of the Swiss electorate has supported the bilateral path,”

“For myself, it goes without question that here in Tunis, inside these walls and outside, anyone can discuss quite freely,”

“All football fans, and those who might become fans, are feverish with impatience for the World Cup next summer,”

“As far as Im concerned, it goes without saying that here in Tunis ? inside these walls as well as outside ? everyone can express themselves freely. It is one of the conditions sine qua non for the success of this international conference.”