Helmut Kohl

Politician

1930-04-03

Books by Helmut Kohl

A culinary voyage through Germany
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Chancellor Helmut Kohl on the German-Jewish Question in connection with the role of the Leo Baeck Institute
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History's inescapable impact on the present
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There must be no question for us that we in the European Union and the eurozone stand by Greece in solidarity.
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It was a stroke of luck that there were about four to six leaders in power in the mid-'80s who really trusted one another and could really make things happen.
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Two decisions have damaged the stability both of the euro and of Europe: the premature admission of Greece to the euro area and the breach and subsequent weakening of the stability and growth pact.
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If a Chancellor is trying to push something through, he must be a man of power. And if he's smart, he knows when the time is ripe. In one case - the euro - I was like a dictator... The euro is a synonym for Europe.
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I have made a very good living, for more than 30 years, by being underestimated.
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I have been underestimated for decades. I have done very well that way.
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German and European unification are two sides of the same coin.
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I have every reason, despite the resentment and exasperation, to be proud. I have nothing better to be proud of than being proud of German unity.
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In a democracy, if you don't get the votes, nothing else is possible, no matter how wonderful your dreams.
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