#germ

At that time I had complete confidence in Russian policy and I believed that the Western Allies deliberately allowed Russia and Germany to fight each other to the death. ↗

— Klaus Fuchs

#allowed #believed #complete #confidence #death

At this time I had complete confidence in Russian policy and believed that the Western Allies deliberately allowed Germany and Russia to fight each other to death. ↗

— Klaus Fuchs

#allowed #believed #complete #confidence #death

Every German child learns to speak English in school. ↗

— Cornelia Funke

#english #every #german #learns #school

I always thought it hadn't influenced me very much, but I heard from many people from England that many motives from German fairytales are to be found in my books. ↗

— Cornelia Funke

#books #england #fairytales #found #german

Besides Germany, the only countries that don't have speed limits are places like Nepal, where road conditions are so bad that a limit would be beside the point. In other words, it's a little crazy that this is even a topic for debate in Germany. ↗

— Sigmar Gabriel

#beside #besides #conditions #countries #crazy

Finding the right form of debate regarding Israeli policies will remain a challenge in Germany. Even with every conceivable and warranted criticism, the danger always arises that it will be exploited by those who consciously or unconsciously present anti-Semitism in a new guise. ↗

— Sigmar Gabriel

#anti-semitism #arises #challenge #conceivable #consciously

My office has a view of low-cost housing, old East German prefabricated apartment buildings. It isn't an attractive view, but it's very helpful, because it reminds me to ask myself, whenever there is a decision to be made, whether the people who live there can afford our decisions. ↗

— Sigmar Gabriel

#apartment #ask #attractive #because #buildings

Taming the financial markets and winning back democratic control over them is the central condition for creating a new social balance in Germany and Europe. ↗

— Sigmar Gabriel

#balance #central #condition #control #creating

We will fight against any pro-nuclear power plan. And we will remind people that a change in the German nuclear consensus would stifle the development of sustainable energy and it would cost jobs. The SPD is the strongest among the opposition parties and we must take on this role with vigour. ↗

— Sigmar Gabriel

#among #any #change #consensus #cost

I found out about the Spanish war because I was in Germany when it began. ↗

— Martha Gellhorn

#because #began #found #germany #i