Konrad Adenauer Quotes
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Kennedy cooked the soup that Johnson had to eat.
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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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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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The rare case where the conquered is very satisfied with the conqueror.
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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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One does not throw out dirty water as long as one doesn't have any clean water.
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I wish that an English statesman might once have spoken of us as Western Europeans.
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History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.
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We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon. In an instant age, perhaps we must relearn the ancient truth that patience, too, has its victories.
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Only the stupidest calves choose their own butcher.
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We will never forget. If it takes us five or ten or twenty years, we will never rest until we get our revenge.
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What do I care about my chitchat from yesterday?
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A thick skin is a gift from God.