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My parents were Christians - Catholics, but not in the close-minded sense. I remember my mother to be a very pious woman, but she was never against other religions.

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As a child, I personally didn't really get to know any Jews. I was eight years old when the Night of Broken Glass happened. And Ludwigshafen was purely a workers' city, so we didn't have a very big Jewish community. What I did know about the Jews, I heard from my mother. My mother was very much pro-Jewish.

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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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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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I like everything that makes you fat.

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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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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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Our shared historical experiences led myself and Mitterrand to the decision that we must do everything to prevent further wars.

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When I was elected to head the German government, I was fortunate enough to find a partner in Francois Mitterrand.

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I have made a very good living, for more than 30 years, by being underestimated.

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Biography

Nationality: German

Type: Politician

Born: April 3rd, 1930

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