To Be Serious, If We Were Only

We Must Never Forget Our Responsibilities As Politicians To Our Country And Its Citizens. We Must Always Remain Humble Before Our People.

I Fortunately Know Very Many People, And There Are Many, Many More That I Don't Know And Many Politicians Who Stand Up For The Same Values Of Democracy Of Liberal Societies, Of Open Societies Of Respect For The Dignity Of Man.

There's A Rumour Going Around That States Cannot Go Bankrupt. This Rumour Is Not True.

I Have Great Respect For Press Freedoms. At The Same Time, However, A Politician Also Has The Freedom To Decide Whether He Or She Will Accept An Invitation To Appear On A Show Or Not.

I'm A Person Who Acknowledges Reality. I Don't Get Up Every Morning And Ask Myself: What Would I Do Differently If I Were Chancellor In A Black-and-yellow (christian Democrat And Free Democrat) Coalition? The Spd (social Democratic Party) And The (christian Democrat And Christian Social) Union Stand To Weaken Their Own Positions If They Don't Make This Coalition A Success. And We Both Want Success.