279 Quotes by Angela Merkel

I can say that we are very clear in our mind about the responsibility of the national soldiers for the break with civilisation that was the Shoah. We are firmly convinced that this is something that will have to be handed over to generations to come... so we don't see any reason to change our view of history.

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.

We work well together with the United Kingdom - particularly, perhaps, when we talk about new rules for the European Union.

After the reunification, there was a certain sense of foreignness because daily life in the former East German states was completely turned inside out - everything from the shops to the bureaucracy to the working world.

There are many conflicting interests in Europe.

We Germans have a special responsibility to be alert, sensitive, and aware of what we did during the Nazi era and about lasting damage caused in other countries. I've got tremendous sympathy for that.

We know that our life of freedom is stronger than terror.

We have shared responsibility for global climate; we have to reduce climate change below 2 degrees Celsius.

Controversial disputes are a part of democratic culture.