Konrad Adenauer Quotes

• Goals: We all live under the same sky, but we don’t have the same horizon.

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• We must free ourselves from thinking in terms of nation states.The countries of western Europe are no longer in a position to protect themselves individually.Not one of  them is any longer in a position to salvage Europe’s culture.

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• A thick skin is a gift from God.

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• The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.

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• In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity.

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• All parts of the human body get tired eventually – except the tongue.

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• An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.

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• Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher.

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• History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.

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• Kennedy cooked the soup that Johnson had to eat.

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• The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt.

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Konrad Adenauer (11)

Birth:	5th January, 1876
Death:	19th April, 1967
Nationality:	German
Profession:	Lawyer, Politician

About

As the first post-war Chancellor of Germany from 1949 to 1963, he led his country from the ruins of World War II to a productive and prosperous nation that forged close relations with old enemies France, the United Kingdom and the United States. During his years in power Germany achieved democracy, stability, international respect and economic prosperity. He was the first leader of the Christian Democratic Union, a Christian Democratic party that under his leadership became, and has since usually been one of the most powerful parties in the country.

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