“Germany must be a country which generates political ideas and leadership, which is capable of compromise, which is sovereign and yet knows that it needs its partners on both sides of the Atlantic.”
Horst Koehler
“Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
“If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew.”
Albert Einstein
“Leaders shouldn't attach moral significance to their ideas: Do that, and you can't compromise.”
Peter F. Drucker
“This is a time for leadership and judgment that is not compromised in any fashion. This is a time for transparency and a thorough investigation.”
Cynthia McKinney
“Germany does not need abstract economic ideas; it needs labor market reforms.”
Holger Schmieding
“Countries like France and Germany just aren't ready for any further expansion of the EU from an economic point of view. The negotiations with Turkey basically have to be forgotten about for the next five or six years.”
Daniel Gros
