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Angela Merkel
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“Some of our opponents cannot help putting ourselves in the extreme right corner in the immigration discussion just because we draw attention to the danger of parallel societies in connection with immigration. That, dear friends, is the pinnacle of mendacity, and one such hypocrisy will collapse like a house of cards in front of people. That is why we will continue to demand regulated control and limitation of immigration.”
Angela Merkel (born 1954) first seen 2003 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Time: Angela Merkel at the CDU party conference on December 1, 2003
“Ich denke an dichte Fenster! Kein anderes Land kann so dichte und so schöne Fenster bauen.”
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Recorded in: Answering the question what emotions Germany arouses in her, Interview in the BILD-Zeitung on November 29, 2004
“Der Staat muss fördern und darf nicht einschränken. In diesem Sinne muss er Gärtner sein und nicht Zaun. Wir sollten den Menschen zutrauen, dass sie sich engagieren und Verantwortung übernehmen wollen.”
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Recorded in: Interview in the Süddeutsche Zeitung (sueddeutsche.de) on May 20, 2006
“Es ist wahr: Europa ist kein Christenklub. Aber wahr ist auch: Europa ist ein Grundwerteklub. Hier bei uns gelten Menschen- und Bürgerrechte. Diese Menschen- und Bürgerrechte beruhen bei uns ganz wesentlich auf dem Menschenbild des Christentums.”
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Recorded in: Speech at the 20th federal party convent of the CDU in the Dresdner Frauenkirche on November 27, 2006
“Nicht die Welt muss dem Iran nachweisen, dass er eine Bombe baut, sondern der Iran muss die Welt überzeugen, dass er die Atombombe nicht will.”
Angela Merkel (born 1954) first seen 2007 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: At the United Nations General Assembly on September 25, 2007
“Aber Demokratie ist nicht immer eine Sache von einsamen Entscheidungen, sondern in der Regel ein Geschäft der Meinungsbildung vieler.”
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Recorded in: Interview in the Berliner Zeitung (berlinonline.de) on November 7, 2007
“Und so wünsche ich mir, dass die Bürgerinnen und Bürger Europas in 50 Jahren sagen werden: Damals, in Berlin, da hat das vereinte Europa die Weichen richtig gestellt. Damals, in Berlin, da hat die Europäische Union den richtigen Weg in eine gute Zukunft eingeschlagen. Sie hat anschließend ihre Grundlagen erneuert, um nach innen, auf diesem alten Kontinent, wie nach außen, in dieser einen großen-kleinen Welt, einen Beitrag zu leisten.”
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Recorded in: Speech at the 50th anniversary of the signing of the Treaties of Rome on March 25, 2007
“Freedom is the very essence of our economy and society. Without freedom the human mind is prevented from unleashing its creative force. But what is also clear is that this freedom does not stand alone. It is freedom in responsibility and freedom to exercise responsibility.”
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Recorded in: Remarks by German Chancellor Angela Merkel before a joint session of Congress on November 04, 2009.
“The Freedom Bell in Berlin is, like the Liberty Bell in Philadelphia, a symbol which reminds us that freedom does not come about of itself. It must be struggled for and then defended anew every day of our lives.”
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Recorded in: Remarks by German Chancellor Angela Merkel before a joint session of Congress on November 04, 2009.
“Of course the tendency had been to say, 'Let's adopt the multicultural concept and live happily side by side, and be happy to be living with each other.' But this concept has failed, and failed utterly.”
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Recorded in: As quoted in Angela Merkel: German Chancellor says multiculturalism is a sham by Rick Noack, 14 December 2015, ; and in Angela Merkel: Multiculturalism Is A Lie, According To 'Time Magazine's' 'Person Of The Year (Decem…
“History has often showed us the strength of the forces that are unleashed by the yearning for freedom. It moved people to overcome their fears and openly confront dictators such as in East Germany and Eastern Europe about 22 years ago. […] The yearning for freedom cannot be contained by walls for long. It was this yearning that brought down the Iron Curtain that divided Germany and Europe, and indeed the world, into two blocs.”
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Recorded in: Remarks by President Obama and Chancellor Merkel in an Exchange of Toasts on June 07, 2011.
“We see that living in freedom and defending freedom are two sides of one and the same coin, for the precious gift of freedom doesn’t come naturally, but has to be fought for, nurtured, and defended time and time again. Sometimes this may seem like an endless fight against windmills. But you see, my personal experience is a quite different one. What we dare not dream of today may well become reality tomorrow. Neither the chains of dictatorship nor the fetters of oppression can keep down the forces of freedom for long.”
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Recorded in: Remarks by President Obama and Chancellor Merkel in an Exchange of Toasts on June 07, 2011.
“We Are All in the Same Boat.”
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Recorded in: spiegel.de, june 3, 2013
“This is a good day for the world's children. Children who today have no right to their own childhood, to education, to personal inviolability, have with these two representatives, these prize winners, got a voice both for the right to education — particularly for girls — and against unfair and exploitative child labor.”
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Recorded in: Reaction to the 2014 Nobel Peace Prize announcement CTV News, (10th October 2014)
“I understand why he has to do this; to prove he's a man... He's afraid of his own weakness. Russia has nothing, no successful politics or economy. All they have is this.”
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Recorded in: As quoted in "The Quiet German" (1 December 2014), by George Paker, The New Yorker.
“Der Islam gehört zu Deutschland.”
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Recorded in: Merkel during a press conference with the turkish Minister Davutoğlu on January 13, 2015, "The Islam belongs to Germany: The background of one single sentence", January 13, 2015.
“Wenn wir uns jetzt noch entschuldigen müssen dafür, dass wir in Notsituationen ein freundliches Gesicht zeigen, dann ist das nicht mein Land”
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Recorded in: Merkel during a press conference on September 15, 2015 "Dan ist das nicht mein Land, September 15, 2015.
“Ist mir egal, ob ich schuld am Zustrom der Flüchtlinge bin, nun sind sie halt da.”
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Recorded in: At an internal meeting of the CDU/CSU parties on September 22, 2015, "The Union rejects to follow Merkel", September 27, 2015.
“Es liegt nicht in meiner Macht – und nicht in der Macht irgendeines Menschen in Deutschland – zu bestimmen, wie viele Menschen hierher kommen.”
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Recorded in: Merkel interviewed by Anne Will (German talk show) on October 7, 2015, "Angela Merkel: There will be no stop of receiving (refugees)", October 10, 2015.
“Personally I think that Austria’s unilateral decision, and then those made subsequently by Balkan countries, will obviously bring us fewer refugees, but they put Greece in a very difficult situation. If we do not manage to reach a deal with Turkey, then Greece cannot bear the weight for long. That’s why I am seeking a real European solution, that is, a solution for all 28 (E.U. members)”
Angela Merkel (born 1954) first seen 2016 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: German Chancellor Angela Merkel has criticized other European countries for shutting the door to refugees and migrants hoping to reach Europe via the Balkan route, the BBC reports, quoted on Time, "The route is the majo…
“From my point of view, a completely covered woman has almost no chance of integrating herself in Germany.”
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Recorded in: Speaking on the Radio Station Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland, as quoted in "Angela Merkel says burqa incompatible with integration in society for Muslim women" by Callum Paton, International Business Times (19 August 20…
“German law takes precedence over sharia. The full face veil should be banned, wherever legally possible.”
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Recorded in: Angela Merkel calls for burka ban in Germany", The Telegraph (6 December 2016).
“Climate change is an issue determining our destiny as mankind – it will determine the well-being of all of us.”
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Recorded in: Cited in: Damian Carrington, "Climate change will determine humanity's destiny, says Angela Merkel", , 15 November 2017 (page visited on 15 November 2017).
“We can only shape a bright future if we are aware of Germany's enduring responsibility for the ultimate betrayal of all civilised values that was the Shoah.”
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Recorded in: Source:United States Holocaust Memorial Museum 24.04.2017
“We will do everything in order to prevent a no-deal Brexit; Britain crashing out of the European Union.”
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Recorded in: Brexit: Barnier and Varadkar 'to take stock' in talks BBC News (5 April 2019)
“Globalization -- and I think we share this conviction -- is that globalization needs to be shaped politically. It needs to be given a human face. But we cannot allow to fall back into pre-globalization times. So this conclusion of trade agreements that go beyond the scope of mere tariff agreements, customs agreements, are most important.”
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“For us Europeans, Africa as a neighboring continent is of prime importance. The development of African countries is in our very own vested interest. We, as Germans, but also we, as members of the European Union, will have to deal with this.”
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“The European Union as a whole, but also Germany, needs to recognize that this is our alliance, our common alliance, our transatlantic alliance, that we have to step up our engagement. Because, in the long run, we will not be allowed to accept this imbalance as regards the contributions we give to this alliance. And we have understood this message, and we have started to react.”
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“We work very closely together on the issue of annexation of Crimea and Russia’s attempt to actually conquer Ukraine. And actually they did so -- conquered part of the territory. We tried to come to a peaceful settlement here on this.”
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“Our interests are very much aligned. Our attempts of cooperation are very much aligned.”
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“Der Terror ist Teil des Alltags unserer Städte.”
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Recorded in: Merkel holding a speech in front of German Bundestag on November 23, 2016, "Speech of German Chancellor Dr. Angela Merkel", November 23, 2016.
“We are in a very serious situation. We must act, and now, to avoid an acute national health emergency”
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Recorded in: Coronavirus: Germany to impose one-month partial lockdown October 28, 2020
“After US troops have withdrawn from Afghanistan, Europe must define its own security interests more clearly. It has been seen that America is no longer unconditionally ready to take on a leadership role anywhere in the world.”
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Recorded in: As quoted by MDR Aktuell, October 11, 2021
“Even after the end of the Cold War we are […] faced with the task of tearing down the walls between different concepts of life, in other words the walls in people's minds that make it difficult time and again to understand one another in this world of ours. This is why the ability to show tolerance is so important. While, for us, our way of life is the best possible way, others do not necessarily feel that way. There are different ways to create peaceful coexistence. Tolerance means showing respect for other people's history, traditions, religion and cultural identity. But let there be no misunderstanding: Tolerance does not mean "anything goes". There must be zero tolerance towards all those who show no respect for the inalienable rights of the individual and who violate human rights.”
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Recorded in: Remarks by German Chancellor Angela Merkel before a joint session of Congress on November 04, 2009.
“Also today, the yearning for freedom may well make totalitarian regimes tremble and fall. We have followed with great interest and empathy the profound changes in North Africa and in the Arab world. Freedom is indivisible. Each and every one has the same right to freedom, be it in North Africa or Belarus, in Myanmar or Iran. Still, the struggle for freedom is demanding far too many sacrifices, and claiming far too many victims. My thoughts are with our soldiers, our policemen, and the many, many volunteers who try to help. I humbly bow to all those who risk their lives for the cause of freedom.”
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Recorded in: Remarks by President Obama and Chancellor Merkel in an Exchange of Toasts on June 07, 2011.