Joschka Fischer Quotes

Germany, Politician
April 12, 1948

Joseph Martin "Joschka" Fischer (born 12 April 1948) is a German politician of the Alliance '90/The Greens. He served as Foreign Minister and as Vice Chancellor of Germany in the cabinet of Gerhard Schröder from 1998 to 2005. Fischer has been a leading figure in the West German Greens since the 1970s, and according to opinion polls, he was the most popular politician in Germany for most of the government's duration. Following the September 2005 election, in which the Schröder government was defeated, he left office on 22 November 2005. In September 2010 he supported the creation of the Spinelli Group, a europarliamentarian initiative founded with a view to reinvigorate the strive for federalisation of the European Union.

We will not send troops. Germany is not committed to Iraq - we will not commit ourselves with troops.

Joschka Fischer
What will we do in a globalised world? All human beings are equal, so they have the same right to have the same lifestyle-the same social security, jobs, education.

Joschka Fischer
- World
- Education

A transitional government is the beginning of a transfer of sovereignty. It's a question of Iraqi security and moving forward with the political process.

Joschka Fischer
The United States is our most important ally. They helped us many times. Without the United States, the unification or German democratisation after the Nazi period would have been much more complicated, or almost impossible.

Joschka Fischer
- Important
- Period
- German
We had to move forward after the war and see the realities.

Joschka Fischer
- War
We have every interest in seeing that the military use of nuclear power will be contained.

Joschka Fischer
- Power
- Military
There is an ongoing debate about the reform of the U.N. system.

Joschka Fischer
Everybody is talking today about the economy.

Joschka Fischer
- Today

The situation in Iraq is dangerous but the regional situation is also very complicated and precarious.

Joschka Fischer
There are differences in the world community. But we have a common interest in a strong multilateral system.

Joschka Fischer
- World
- Strong
- Community
We shouldn't discuss the world of tomorrow in terms of becoming a balance to the United States. The real issue is whether the United States will define herself as part of the U.N. system-or not.

Joschka Fischer
- World
- Real
- Balance
We are ready to train new Iraqi forces outside Iraq. We did it in Abu Dhabi.

Joschka Fischer
India has been contributing very much to the reconstruction of Afghanistan; we are strongly engaged there.

Joschka Fischer
The participation in European elections was always not very exciting. People are very interested in European issues, but they don't see the person who is representing Europe.

Joschka Fischer
- People

Solutions must be based on compromises.

Joschka Fischer
We were in opposition to the decision to go to war. But after the war happened, it was clear that you could not sit and look-there would be a breeding ground for terrorism or a new collapsed or failed state named Iraq!

Joschka Fischer
- War
- Decision
I don't believe, in the 21st century, in the balance of power system. This is a European idea of the 19th and 20th centuries.

Joschka Fischer
- Believe
- Power
- Balance
You must see the persons who are in charge - persons you can punish or vote for.

Joschka Fischer
We have an interest in excellent relations because we are neighbours as Europeans with Russia. We are allies with the United States in the NATO framework.

Joschka Fischer