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I am a man of parliament, a man of the people. I am not a representative of the executives.

Martin Schulz

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Martin Schulz
Age: 68
Born: 1955
Born: December 20
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German Politician
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Many who have voted for the AfD, or who intend to do so, aren't doing so because they are dyed-in-the-wool enemies of democracy. Rather, they are desperate.
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I have friends in politics who really put the friendship to the test through their behavior.
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We need a big debate in society about how we are going to shape Europe and tame capitalism. A government must provide direction and make concrete proposals. It is one of Angela Merkel's biggest failings that she doesn't do this.
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I am grateful to the Germans in general, particularly those who displayed unending dedication to the refugees and who continue to do so.
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I would never attack somebody only because they belong to a different party.
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The claim made by Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that the refugee question is a German problem is incorrect. It is a European problem.
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Europe was founded as a community bound together by solidarity.
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The question of societal fairness is always pertinent.
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A joint European army is a very far-reaching proposal and it would be difficult to implement. Such initiatives are nevertheless needed.
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We agree: Brussels can't regulate everything. I'm driven by something else: There are forces in Europe that want to generally give national policy priority over a common European approach. We have to prevent this.
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Having a place to live is a fundamental right and the state must establish a framework that ensures that apartments are affordable.
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The principles of the SPD have remained the same for 150 years: democracy, human dignity, justice and inclusion. We will never change those principles.
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[Recep Tayyip] Erdogan is an adherent of realpolitik. He knows that international relations are not built on the strength of unilateral demands, but on solutions that are in everybody's best interest.
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I have no illusions. Of course, Russia is massively upgrading its military. We know that Russia is pursuing a policy of expansion. This is of course a cause for concern among Eastern European countries.
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European policy is always an interplay of rationality and emotion.
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We are living through an epochal shift. If we aren't careful, the elementary foundations of our pluralistic democracy will be threatened.
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When it comes to climate protection, the whole world will have to pay the price. But if Donald Trump intends to conclude a trade agreement with the EU, he will have to abide by our climate standards. In any case, waiving climate protection does not make American products more competitive.
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In 2003, Helmut Schmidt said: Predatory capitalism exists, we have to civilize it and we can do that via Europe. He was right. We haven't tried hard enough.
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Solidarity is the fundamental idea of European cooperation. If a country feels itself to be militarily threatened and calls for soldiers, weapons and sanctions, then that's what it gets. When governments say they need money from the structural funds to stabilize their economy, that's what they get. But you can't cherry pick solidarity.
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It is courageous to occasionally admit that there are certain things one can't do.
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