Top 117 Quotes & Sayings by Viktor Orban

Kadar died as a mass killer, and the Hungarian nation can't forget that.

Turkey is a safe country. Stay there.

Extremism is always potentially dangerous, but in Hungary's political reality, Jobbik and the other far-right parties have no chance of having a major influence.

As the world undergoes a major transformation, it's the time of significant opportunity and also threat.

Hungary will stop at nothing when it comes to protecting its citizens.

What is the basic principle of democracy? In the end, it is loyalty to the nation. We Central Europeans know from historical experience that sooner or later, we will lose our freedom if we do not represent the interests of our citizens.

We are looking for rebuilding Hungarian defence Industry with India's participation.

The Hungarians, by nature, are not extreme. They become more extreme only when they are forced to fight for their freedom, as was in the case in the uprising against the communists in 1956 or the revolution against the Austrian Empire. They will not turn extreme in the name of despotism.

According to our estimates, the Hungarians working in the U.K. altogether pay more contributions and taxes than the benefits that they get. So we belong to the world of the fair working people.

We do not want to go to the U.K. and take something from them. We do not want to be parasites. We want to work there, and I think that Hungarians are working well.

We must set up large refugee camps outside the E.U. with armed security and financial support provided by the Union.

We would like to preserve Europe for Europeans.

Hungary has no raw materials and no major energy sources; we have some agricultural background. So what we produce here in Hungary is the result of our labor and minds, and then we have to sell it to the world. If we are not able to do that, if we are not innovative enough, if we are not modern and open enough, we can't do that.

The most important thing is to defend the euro.

All the terrorists are basically migrants.

Concerning Poland, I can only say that the peoples of Central Europe and Hungary are a community in fate, to the death. Many of us would spill our blood for Poland any time. And vice versa: in an emergency, many Polish people would give his life to protect Hungarians. This has happened more than once over the course of history.

Europe can't take in huge masses of foreign people in an unlimited, uncontrolled manner.

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.

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?

The Southern borders of Bavaria are being protected by Hungary.

We cannot let Brussels put itself above the law.

The migration wave can be stopped.

When a crowd rushes into your house without declaring its intention, it is, by definition, an invasion.

Xenophobia is dangerous, but patriotism is a good thing.

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.

We must first and foremost defend Hungary's independence and sovereignty, and, if needed, we must regain it.

We will not import crime, terrorism, homophobia, and a brand of anti-Semitism that sets synagogues ablaze.

We are not communists.

We have to abandon liberal methods and principles of organizing a society.

Europe is a community of half a billion people, more than Russia and the United States combined.

Selecting Budapest would not only be a new city and country for the Olympic Games, but put the region on the map. We want to organise the first Central Eastern Europe Olympics.

We interpret our agreement with the IMF - our participation in the IMF's system of cooperation - as a borrowing agreement. The IMF sees it as an economic policy agreement. This is not in our interest.

There is a clear link between illegal migrants coming to Europe and the spread of terrorism.

Europe and European identity is rooted in Christianity.

Movement of people is taking place on an immense scale, and from a European perspective, the number of potential future immigrants seems limitless.

We need to fight to prove to people that it is possible to form an E.U. migration policy that is in line with the Hungarian national interest.

Fidesz's different air and its own culture must be preserved.

Life is not easy in politics.

We must not stop speaking the truth to the radical parties because voters will follow those who speak the truth, and European politics will grow more radical, which is in nobody's interest.

If your budget is in good shape and you are not indebted too much, you can do what the U.S. did at the beginning of the '30s - building railways, etc., but when you don't have that, you must be far more cautious.

The strongest institution in the hands of the European Union is the euro.

Europe has the technology, the strategic and economic might to defend itself.

The euro must be defended, or uncertainty about the European Union will be widespread.

In Hungary, if homosexuals would like to live together, they can do so under the civil code. But what we call marriage is exclusively for one man and one woman. We are a Christian country. That's a historical fact.

All things considered, defending our borders by building a fence to keep out people is a necessity. There is no more humane alternative when it comes to protecting ourselves. We must act humanely, within the law, while honoring transparency, but with firm resolve.

The best migrant is the migrant who does not come.

An important notion in Indian political thought that is of great value to Hungary is the idea of peaceful development.

Donald Trump has made it clear that he regards Hungary highly.

We'd accept Germany either allowing all migrants in or not allowing any in. But whatever Germany decides should only apply to Germany.

We don't go against the will of the people.

We should involve the whole world in the handling of this refugee crisis.

When everything is going well, the role of the state in the economy should be limited. When we are in a crisis, it's different.

We have promised to support India in its international aspiration. We have agreed to set up a working group on technology.

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.

If Europe does not return to the path of common sense, it will find itself laid low in a battle for its fate.

Values are more important than money.

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.

Hungarian communists were the most talented. They convinced everybody that reforming the communist party was better than making a new party.

My lesson from history is that if there is a strong moderate centrist party which can lead the country, there is no room for extremists from the right or left.

If you allow thousands or millions of unidentified persons into your house, the risk of... terrorism will significantly increase.