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" I have made a very good living, for more than 30 years, by being underestimated. "
Helmut Kohl
More
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" There must be no question for us that we in the European Union and the eurozone stand by Greece in solidarity. "
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" German and European unification are two sides of the same coin. "
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" My parents were Christians - Catholics, but not in the close-minded sense. I remember my mother to be a very pious woman, but she was never against other religions. "
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" Nations with a common currency never went to war against each other. A common currency is more than the money you pay with. "
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" If one has no compass, when one doesn't know where one stands and where one wants to go, one can deduce that one has no leadership or interest in shaping events. "
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" Two decisions have damaged the stability both of the euro and of Europe: the premature admission of Greece to the euro area and the breach and subsequent weakening of the stability and growth pact. "
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" Solitary decisions, no matter how well-founded they may appear to individuals, must belong to the past - along with national, unilateralist action. "
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" When I was elected to head the German government, I was fortunate enough to find a partner in Francois Mitterrand. "
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" People in Tel Aviv can not imagine, but in 1990, here in Leipzig or Dresden, whoever wanted to buy a car had to wait 14 years. The East Germans worked like people in the West, but the fruits of their labor were harvested by a criminal regime. "
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" I have been underestimated for decades. I have done very well that way. "
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" We were united not only by political respect for each other, but also by deep mutual sympathy as people. "
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" Isolated decisions, however well-founded they might seem to the individual, and national go-it-alone moves must belong to the past. They should not be the 21st-century method of choice, particularly because the consequences of the European community's actions must often be carried collectively. "
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" Germany is our fatherland; Europe is our future. "
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" You didn't just pay lip service to the goal of overcoming the division of Europe and Germany... Rather, you put yourself at the forefront of those who encouraged us on the way to unity. "
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Us
Service
" As a German, in view of the history of World War II and the terrible deeds of the Nazi period, I feel a special obligation to help as much as I can to develop European-Israeli relations and thus contribute to ensuring Israel's future and existence. "
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" Peace must be more than the absence of war. "
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" As a child, I personally didn't really get to know any Jews. I was eight years old when the Night of Broken Glass happened. And Ludwigshafen was purely a workers' city, so we didn't have a very big Jewish community. What I did know about the Jews, I heard from my mother. My mother was very much pro-Jewish. "
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Mother
Night
Broken
" Our shared historical experiences led myself and Mitterrand to the decision that we must do everything to prevent further wars. "
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Myself
Historical
Everything
" I experienced Nazism as a child. Like many of my generation, I was motivated by the desire to prevent another war at any price. "
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War
Price
Generation
" I have every reason, despite the resentment and exasperation, to be proud. I have nothing better to be proud of than being proud of German unity. "
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Unity
Proud
Nothing
" Gorbachev's legacy is that he called time on communism, partially against his will, but in fact, he finished it off. Without violence. Without bloodshed. Beyond that, I am struggling to think of much else in terms of real legacy. "
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Time
I Am
" The army is under orders to defend every place. "
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Army
Defend
Place
" We Germans have learned from history. We are a peace-loving, freedom-loving people. There is only one place for us in the world: at the side of the free nations. "
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People
Free
World
" I like everything that makes you fat. "
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You
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" It was a stroke of luck that there were about four to six leaders in power in the mid-'80s who really trusted one another and could really make things happen. "
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" George Bush was for me the most important ally on the road to German unity. "
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" In German history, we don't have many reasons to be proud. "
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" The most important rule of the new Europe is: There must never again be violence in Europe. "
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" We humans have an abyss inside us. The more power people have, the greater the danger. "
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