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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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" In German history, we don't have many reasons to be proud. "

" Germany is our fatherland; Europe is our future. "

" 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. "

" We humans have an abyss inside us. The more power people have, the greater the danger. "

" For me it is completely clear that our air bases in Germany would be available to the Americans. "

" I like everything that makes you fat. "

" 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. "

" The Christian Democrats always made you feel like the poor relation. "

" When I was elected to head the German government, I was fortunate enough to find a partner in Francois Mitterrand. "

" Europe has, to put it mildly, been in a poor state since the transition to the 21st century. This is down to national issues, European missteps, and an economic and financial crisis that crashed down on us with enough force to dislodge the essential European idea. "

" 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. "

" 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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" The most important rule of the new Europe is: There must never again be violence in Europe. "

" Where there is no will, no rules or laws can help. "

" I knew that I could never win a referendum in Germany. We would have lost a referendum on the introduction of the euro. That's quite clear. I would have lost, and by seven to three. "

" We were united not only by political respect for each other, but also by deep mutual sympathy as people. "

" If a Chancellor is trying to push something through, he must be a man of power. And if he's smart, he knows when the time is ripe. In one case - the euro - I was like a dictator... The euro is a synonym for Europe. "

" Where is Germany now and where does it want to go? It's a question being asked by our partners and allies abroad. We have to return - urgently - to our old dependability. We have to make clear for others what we stand for, where we're headed, and that we know where we belong. "

" 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. "

" Russia is Germany's most important neighbor in the East, and it will remain so. "

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" I have been underestimated for decades. I have done very well that way. "