Skip to content

Freedom is the very essence of our economy and society. Without freedom the human mind is prevented from unleashing its creative force. But what is also clear is that this freedom does not stand alone. It is freedom in responsibility and freedom to exercise responsibility.

— Angela Merkel

Another quote →

Notes from Wikiquote

Dokumentation: Angela Merkels Rede im US-Kongress im Wortlaut

More quotes by Angela Merkel

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.

All Angela Merkel quotes →

Attribution

Quote text and notes from Wikiquote: Angela Merkel (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source quality and labels are our own summary of what Wikiquote records.