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The euro is our common fate, and Europe is our common future.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Common Euro Europe Fate Future Our

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During the course of 1989, more and more East Germans lost their fears of the state's repression and chicanery and went out on the streets. There was no turning back then. It is thanks to their courage the Wall was opened.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Back Chicanery Courage Course East Fears Germans Lost More More And More No Turning Back Opened Out Repression State Streets Thanks Then Turning Wall

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You can much better have an influence on the debate when you sit at the bargaining table and you can give input.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Bargaining Better Debate Give Influence Input Much Sit Table You

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For those who share my view that the Jews as a people have a right to self-determination, Zionism as a national movement of the Jewish people is the embodiment of this very right, which its opponents want to deny.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Deny Embodiment Jewish Jewish People Jews Movement National Opponents People Right Self-Determination Share Those Very View Want Which Who Zionism

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As a 7-year-old child, I saw the Wall being erected. No one - although it was a stark violation of international law - believed at the time that one ought to intervene militarily in order to protect citizens of the GDR and whole Eastern bloc, of the consequences of that - namely, to live in lack of freedom for many, many years.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Although Being Believed Child Citizens Consequences Eastern Freedom International International Law Intervene Lack Law Live Many Namely Order Ought Protect Saw Stark Time Violation Wall Whole Years

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I have a relatively sunny spirit, and I always had the expectation that my path through life would be relatively sunny, no matter what happened. I have never allowed myself to be bitter.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Allowed Always Bitter Expectation Had Happened Life Matter Myself Never Path Relatively Spirit Sunny Through Would

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In Europe it is particularly important that we build good relations to everyone who holds political responsibility because Europe can only be build together.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Because Build Europe Everyone Good Holds Important Only Particularly Political Relations Responsibility Together Who

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In the German football team players from different clubs need to get on with each other both on and off the pitch. In the grand coalition Christian Democrats and Social Democrats sit in the same boat and need to pull in the same direction.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Boat Both Christian Clubs Coalition Democrats Different Direction Each Football Football Team German Get Grand Need Off On And Off Other Pitch Players Pull Same Same Direction Sit Social Team

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Overcoming the Cold War required courage from the people of Central and Eastern Europe and what was then the German Democratic Republic, but it also required the steadfastness of Western partner over many decades when many had long lost hope of integration of the two Germanys and Europe.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Also Central Cold Cold War Courage Decades Democratic Democratic Republic Eastern Eastern Europe Europe German Had Hope Integration Long Lost Many Over Overcoming Partner People Republic Required Steadfastness Then Two War Western

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To grow up in the neighborhood of handicapped people was an important experience for me. I learned back then to treat them in a very normal way.

~Angela Merkel

Topics: Back Experience Grow Grow Up Handicapped Important Learned Me Neighborhood Normal People Them Then Treat Up Very Way

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Statesman

Born: July 17th, 1954

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