Most likely, by the end of this winter, everyone in Germany will be either vaccinated, recovered, or dead.
November 2021
We can't keep up this strict lockdown for all of winter. Our society couldn't stand that.
February 2021
We knew that the Coronavirus would reach Germany some day. The case in Bavaria shows us that we're well prepared for it.
(als deutscher Gesundheitsminister) - January 2020
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Angela Merkel - October 2021, during the 31st Day of German Unity
1I am convinced that no force and no ideology can surpress the urge of the people for freedom, equality and peace in the long run.
Angela Merkel - August 2021
1My objective is to govern in a reasonable way until the last day that I am in charge.
Angela Merkel - January 2021
1We've got the first stage of the pandemic behind us. But it has to be clear that it's still the beginning of this pandemic.
Angela Merkel - May 2020
1Since the Reunion of Germany, or even since World War II, there has been no challenge to our country that demanded from us to work together as much as this one.
Angela Merkel (as Chancellor of Germany) - March 2020
1Our constitution includes this wonderful article 1: "Human dignity is inviolable." What we're experiencing every day: Aggression against Jews, aggression against immigrants, violence and hate speech - that's what we have to stand up against!
Angela Merkel (as Chancellor of Germany) - September 2019
1The question is not whether we are able to change but whether we are changing fast enough.
In the face of Russias war against Ukraine, it can't be stressed enough how fortunate we were to see the events of 1989/90 happen in the way they did.
Angela Merkel - September 2022
I am convinced that we can design a great future, when we overcome distrust and resentments and go to work with joy in our hearts. That's what I always tried to do.
Angela Merkel - December 2021
Watching 40 million people fall into chaos in Afghanistan because there's no electricity and no financial system - that can't be the strategy of the international community.
Angela Merkel - October 2021
We all want normality back, but we don't get normality back by ourselves - we only get it as a community and that's why we need to get more people vaccinated. Every vaccination is a small step towards normality for everyone.
Angela Merkel - July 2021
These pictures have made me angry and sad. But I am certain that the American democracy will prove stronger than the rioters.
Angela Merkel - January 2021, about the US Capitol riots
There's no denying that the coming days and weeks will be tough for our country - and that the situation won't change for some time.
Angela Merkel - New Year Eve’s address 2020/21
If we don't practice enough social distancing before Christmas and then realize, it has been the last Christmas with our grandparents, we will be full of regrets.
Angela Merkel - December 2020
Now, more than any time in our history, we will be judged by our capacity for compassion. Our ability to come through this, won't just be down to what government or businesses do, but by the individual acts of kindness that we show each other.
Rishi Sunak - March 2020
Maintaining confidence in international trade will be critical to the broader economic recovery in the post-Covid world.
Last year, Covid-19 kept us apart. This year, we are finally together again.
Joe Biden - March 2022, State of the Union Address
This pandemic is exhausting all of us. We're tired of it. But it doesn't help. We have to face it together and, in many cases, practice social distancing.
Olaf Scholz - December 2021
There will not be another lockdown.
Olaf Scholz - August 2021, Kanzler-Triell #1
2000 was 20 years ago... which is really weird because 1980 was also 20 years ago.
What did I learn in 2021? I learned that nobody learned anything in 2020.
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Jewish communities are warning their members to avoid specific places for their own safety - today, here in Germany, almost 80 years after the Holocaust.
Robert Habeck - November 2023
Putin has started a war because he can't stand individual freedoms of the people. Because Ukraine has become a threat to his dictatorship with their longing for freedom. Dictators fear freedom. That's why he must not be successful with this war, because that would mean that dictators can attack freedom.
Robert Habeck - Juni 2022
If Putin were to win this war, what sign would that be for other dictators in the world like Xi, like the Chinese President? So therefore Ukraine has to win this war.
Annalena Baerbock - September 2023
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Annalena Baerbock - August 2023
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In order to make America great and glorious again, I am tonight announcing my candidacy for president of the United States.
Donald Trump - November 2022
Our world has become more restless and rough; it is changing at a breathtaking pace. We also cope with headwinds. This does not make the challenges of our time any smaller.
Olaf Scholz - December 2023
Terror will not win, hatred will not prevail. Israel has every right to defend and to protect itself and its citizens. In this dark hour, Germany and France stand firmly by Israel's side.
Olaf Scholz - Oktober 2023
With clear language and undaunted diplomacy, he has significantly shaped the United States of America and post-war global politics.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier - December 2023
Queen Elizabeth II helped mending the wounds caused by World War II. Britain offered Germany the hand of conciliation. And the hand of conciliation was the hand of the Queen.
Frank-Walter Steinmeier - September 2022
Our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this planet. We all breathe the same air. We all cherish our children's future. And we are all mortal.
John F. Kennedy - June 1963
3It's not about counting women, it's about making sure that women count!
Claudia Roth - February 2019
Power itself isn't good or bad.
All I say is: China, China, China!
Kurt Georg Kiesinger - September 1969
There can be neither today without yesterday nor tomorrow without today.
Our republic is a responsible nuclear state that, as we made clear before, will not use nuclear weapons first unless aggressive hostile forces use nuclear weapons to invade on our sovereignty.
The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees the opportunity in every difficulty.
I am prepared to meet my Maker. Whether my Maker is prepared for the great ordeal of meeting me is another matter.
Winston Churchill (on his 75th birthday)
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