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Trying To Keep A Society Together, Trying To Keep The Older And The Younger People Together, Trying To Keep Those Who Live In Rural Areas Together With Those Who Live In Cities Is One Of The Most Important And Most Noble Tasks Of Politicians These Days.

As Chancellor, I Am - As It Should Be - Constantly Under The Microscope From Both The Public And The Media. It Is Also Important To Me That My Staff Tells Me Openly How They See Things. And An Additional Good Indicator Is The Mood In My Own Electoral District. When I Am There, Which Happens Frequently, No One Is Particularly Excited Or Impressed Anymore To Meet The Chancellor. People There Tell Me Immediately What Is Going Well And What Isn't.

I Will Not Let Anyone Tell Me We Must Spend More Money. This Crisis Did Not Come About Because We Issued Too Little Money But Because We Created Economic Growth With Too Much Money And It Was Not Sustainable Growth.

We Cannot Stand Alone. With 80 Million People In This World Of Today, You Cannot, When You Just Stand On Your Own, Achieve Much Even Though You May Be Economically Strong.

We Have [unfriendly Policies] Here In Europe, Too. We Have Them Here In Germany, Too. And To Take Up Where The President Left Off, Digitization Is In A Way A Disruptive Force, A Disruptive Technological Force That Brings About Deep-seated Change, Transformation Of A Society.