Helmut Kohl quotes - page 2

The new poverty is an invention of the socialist Jet-set. (Helmut Kohl)

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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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 crucial thing is what comes out at the end.

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This is the worst president since Hermann Göring.

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The future will belong to the Germans... ...when we build the House of Europe. In the next two years, we will make the process of European integration irreversible. This is a really big battle but it is worth the fight.

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The European Union Treaty... within a few years will lead to the creation of what the founding fathers of modern Europe dreamed of after the war, the United States of Europe.

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I doubt that the evil spirits of the past, under which we in Europe have already suffered more than enough this century, have been banished for ever.

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Everybody should know that Germany will not go it alone: there will be no restless Reich.

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

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I don't want to give myself grades. I will leave evaluation of my achievements to history. (Helmut Kohl)

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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My childhood ended in 1942. I was 12, and for the next three years, I lived under incessant bombings. It was a life of constant fear.

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I ask myself where Germany stands today and where it wants to go.

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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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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.

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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.

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

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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.

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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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The most important rule of the new Europe is: There must never again be violence in Europe. (Helmut Kohl)

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

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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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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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We all need Europe, not just those of us in Europe. And we Germans need Europe more than the others. Germany is the country with the longest border, the most neighbours, and is, by population and economic strength, the number one in Europe.

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Helmut Kohl

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Occupation: German Politician
Born: April 3, 1930
Died: June 16, 2017
Quotes count: 63
Wikipedia: Helmut Kohl

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