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After US troops have withdrawn from Afghanistan, Europe must define its own security interests more clearly.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.

— Angela Merkel

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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.

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