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Angela Dorothea Merkel (born 17 July 1954) is a German retired politician and scientist who served as the chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. A member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU), she previously served as leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union from 2000 to 2018.

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Neither the chains of dictatorship nor the fetters of oppression can keep down the forces of freedom for long.

The yearning for freedom cannot be contained by walls for long.

History has often showed us the strength of the forces that are unleashed by the yearning for freedom.

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

However democracy is not always a matter of unilateral decisions, but normally a business of opinion formation of many.

The world does not have to prove to Iran that Iran is building a nuclear bomb. Iran has to convince the world that it is not striving towards such a bomb.

I do not care whether it is my fault that the inflow of refugees is happening, now they are here.

I do not have the power - besides no one has the power in Germany - to control how many people will cross the border to Germany.

The terror is now part of everyday life in our cities.

From my point of view, a completely covered woman has almost no chance of integrating herself in Germany.

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

If we must now have to apologize for showing a friendly face in times of crisis, then this is not my country.

I am thinking of airtight windows! No other country can build such airtight and beautiful windows.

We will do everything in order to prevent a no-deal Brexit; Britain crashing out of the European Union.

The state has to assist and must not constrict. In this spirit it has to be the gardener and not the fence. We should be confident that the people want to get [socially] involved and want to assume responsibility.

What this means for us is that we are moving out of stoppage. We managed to get all 27 states on board in the end.

After US troops have withdrawn from Afghanistan, Europe must define its own security interests more clearly. It has been seen that America is no longer unconditionally ready to take on a leadership role anywhere in the world.

The fundamentals of the Constitution have been maintained in large part … We have renounced everything that makes people think of a state, like the flag and the national anthem.”

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.

We are in a very serious situation. We must act, and now, to avoid an acute national health emergency

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Angela Merkel (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.