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Friedrich Merz
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“The overall productivity of our national economy is not high enough. To put it even more bluntly: Work-life balance and a four-day week will not be enough to maintain our country’s current level of prosperity in the future, which is why we need to work harder.”
Friedrich Merz (born 1955) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Merz calls on Germans to work more — and draws a withering backlash", Politico (February 12, 2026)
“The Iranians are obviously very skilled at negotiating, or rather, very skilful at not negotiating, letting the Americans travel to Islamabad and then leave again without any result.An entire nation [USA] is being humiliated by the Iranian leadership, especially by these so-called Revolutionary Guards. And so I hope that this ends as quickly as possible.”
Friedrich Merz (born 1955) first seen 2026 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Merz quoted referring to 2026 Iran war in "Germany says US troop withdrawal 'foreseeable' as Trump warns of more 'cuts'", BBC News (May 2, 2026).