German - Politician | April 3, 1930 - June 16, 2017
Peace must be more than the absence of war.
Helmut Kohl
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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 don't want to give myself grades. I will leave evaluation of my achievements to history.
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I have been underestimated for decades. I have done very well that way.
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We humans have an abyss inside us. The more power people have, the greater the danger.
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German and European unification are two sides of the same coin.
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For me it is completely clear that our air bases in Germany would be available to the Americans.
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George Bush was for me the most important ally on the road to German unity.
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Russia is Germany's most important neighbor in the East, and it will remain so.
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The army is under orders to defend every place.
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The Christian Democrats always made you feel like the poor relation.
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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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