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If you want to be constructive in politics, the less you look back, the better. If you do look back, then it can only be to learn for yourself through the events that have taken place.

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Angela Merkel
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Only our own strength, a strong conservative party, can prevent Red-Red-Green from taking power at the federal level in 2017.
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On the issue past of independence of Germany, after the time of National Socialism, Germany has been given an enormous amount of help particularly and also from the United States of America. A fact that we were able to enjoy German unification is due first and foremost to the help of the United States of America.
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My life changed completely in 1989 with the fall of the wall.
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Thank[Barack Obama] for the reliable friendship and partnership you demonstrated in very difficult hours of our relationship.
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Always be more than you appear and never appear to be more than you are.
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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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The substance of the constitution is preserved. That is a fact.
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What do you do when other countries' intelligence agencies give you information and you aren't entirely certain about its source? Simply ignore it? That's impossible. We have a duty to guarantee the safety of our citizens.
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Neither the chains of dictatorship nor the fetters of oppression can keep down the forces of freedom for long.
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Democracy must be our answer to terrorism
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I think we live in a period of profound transformation. Very similar to when we had a transition from agricultural societies to industrial societies.
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The full veil is not appropriate for Germans, and should be banned wherever legally possible.
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Look forward to the future and look forward to the unknown. Nothing stays the same and people change. One day that hurt and pain will be a distant memory.
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First, we need good, stable relations with Russia. Second, we must make every effort to save energy and focus on using various sources to meet our energy needs. We must not allow ourselves to become dependent.
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From this experience we have learned that in a big party it is important to have the necessary and often controversial discussions on policy issues such as the health system while in opposition.
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Foreign policy that is obviously guided by interests, but that is very much also committed to shared values, so we have a platform, democracy, freedom, respect of human rights that we would like to see respected all over the world and also, a peaceful world order.
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Particularly from a German perspective, from a European perspective, I can only say again, Russia is our neighbor.
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As a woman with strong opinions talking about technology and politics is not always welcome in Germany. Nope, it's more like having a great cheerleader team behind me. People who follow my journey know I have a slightly colorful personality. The rest skipped out long ago.
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