The most important rule of the new Europe is: There must never again be violence in Europe. — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
The European Union Treaty... within a few years will lead to the creation of what the founding fathers of modern Europe dreamed… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
Europe has, to put it mildly, been in a poor state since the transition to the 21st century. This is down to… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
We all need Europe, not just those of us in Europe. And we Germans need Europe more than the others. Germany is… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
Isolated decisions, however well-founded they might seem to the individual, and national go-it-alone moves must belong to the past. They should not… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
If a Chancellor is trying to push something through, he must be a man of power. And if he's smart, he knows… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
The future will belong to the Germans... ...when we build the House of Europe. In the next two years, we will make… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
Two decisions have damaged the stability both of the euro and of Europe: the premature admission of Greece to the euro area… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
I doubt that the evil spirits of the past, under which we in Europe have already suffered more than enough this century,… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
You didn't just pay lip service to the goal of overcoming the division of Europe and Germany... Rather, you put yourself at… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
Russia is Germany's most important neighbor in the East, and it will remain so. — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
I experienced Nazism as a child. Like many of my generation, I was motivated by the desire to prevent another war at any price. — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
Everybody should know that Germany will not go it alone: there will be no restless Reich. — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
The future will belong to the Germans... ...when we build the House of Europe. In the next two years, we will make the process… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
George Bush was for me the most important ally on the road to German unity. — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
I have every reason, despite the resentment and exasperation, to be proud. I have nothing better to be proud of than being proud of… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
Two decisions have damaged the stability both of the euro and of Europe: the premature admission of Greece to the euro area and the… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
Gorbachev's legacy is that he called time on communism, partially against his will, but in fact, he finished it off. Without violence. Without bloodshed.… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
Political life is like this - elections go back and forth. Representative democracy can only be successful if one sits down and says, 'That's… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
