Angela Merkel

"We can only shape a bright future if we are aware of Germany's enduring responsibility for the ultimate betrayal of all civilised values that was the Shoah."

"Even after the end of the Cold War we are faced with the task of tearing down the walls between different concepts of life, in other words the walls in people's minds that make it difficult time and a…"

"Climate change is an issue determining our destiny as mankind – it will determine the well-being of all of us."

"German law takes precedence over sharia. The full face veil should be banned, wherever legally possible."

"Of course the tendency had been to say, 'Let's adopt the multicultural concept and live happily side by side, and be happy to be living with each other.' But this concept has failed, and failed utterl…"

"The European Union as a whole, but also Germany, needs to recognize that this is our alliance, our common alliance, our transatlantic alliance, that we have to step up our engagement. Because, in the …"

"This is a good day for the world's children. Children who today have no right to their own childhood, to education, to personal inviolability, have with these two representatives, these prize winners,…"

"History has often showed us the strength of the forces that are unleashed by the yearning for freedom. It moved people to overcome their fears and openly confront dictators such as in and about 22 yea…"