We must have a system in which young people can get a foothold in the job market.

We have quite a good policy for big companies but we have the same rules for small companies. If you only have one or two employees it's very hard to follow all the regulations.

It's slightly less job security during these two years, but it is a way for employers to test whether the company can bear the costs and whether these young people can contribute to the workplace.

This is not meant to make fun of ourselves or the people who want to come here. But people do need to know what kind of country they are coming to. You have to know a little about the values here, like the fact that men and women have the same rights.

In science, as in common life, we frequently see that a novelty in system, or in practice, cannot be duly appreciated till time has sobered the enthusiasm of its advocates.

The English may batter us to pieces, but they will never succeed in breaking our spirit.