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> [As foreign minister I cannot allow myself to be guided by emotions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guido-westerwelle/as-foreign-minister-i-cannot-allow-myself-to-be-guided-by-emotions/)

[Guido Westerwelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guido-westerwelle/)

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## More by Guido Westerwelle

> [I'm completely opposed to the idea of becoming accustomed to foreign military campaigns.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guido-westerwelle/i-m-completely-opposed-to-the-idea-of-becoming-accustomed-to-foreign/)

[Guido Westerwelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guido-westerwelle/)

> [Military missions are not democratic development aid.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guido-westerwelle/military-missions-are-not-democratic-development-aid/)

[Guido Westerwelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guido-westerwelle/)

> [As foreign minister I cannot allow myself to be guided by emotions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guido-westerwelle/as-foreign-minister-i-cannot-allow-myself-to-be-guided-by-emotions/)

[Guido Westerwelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guido-westerwelle/)

> [As a minister, I would rather be criticized for thoroughly weighing the options, and sometimes even voicing my doubts, than to be reproached for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guido-westerwelle/as-a-minister-i-would-rather-be-criticized-for-thoroughly-weighing/)

[Guido Westerwelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guido-westerwelle/)

> [I sometimes read that it's time for German democracy to finally grow up. I don't see it as a sign of maturity if we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guido-westerwelle/i-sometimes-read-that-it-s-time-for-german-democracy-to-finally-grow/)

[Guido Westerwelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guido-westerwelle/)

> [Military missions cannot be a normal tool of politics, but instead must remain the great exception.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guido-westerwelle/military-missions-cannot-be-a-normal-tool-of-politics-but-instead/)

[Guido Westerwelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guido-westerwelle/)

> [I was never a member of the peace movement or a pacifist, nor was I ever carried away from a demonstration outside a military…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guido-westerwelle/i-was-never-a-member-of-the-peace-movement-or-a-pacifist-nor-was-i/)

[Guido Westerwelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guido-westerwelle/)

> [The fact that someone didn't experience the war itself doesn't mean that he doesn't perceive its consequences.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/guido-westerwelle/the-fact-that-someone-didn-t-experience-the-war-itself-doesn-t-mean/)

[Guido Westerwelle](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/guido-westerwelle/)

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