I have made a very good living, for more than 30 years, by being underestimated. — Helmut Kohl Copy Share Image
Russia is Germany's most important neighbor in the East, and it will remain so. — Helmut Kohl Copy Share
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
Everybody should know that Germany will not go it alone: there will be no restless Reich. — Helmut Kohl Copy Share
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
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
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
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
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
I knew that I could never win a referendum in Germany. We would have lost a referendum on the introduction of the euro. That's… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share
Europe has, to put it mildly, been in a poor state since the transition to the 21st century. This is down to national issues,… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share
If one has no compass, when one doesn't know where one stands and where one wants to go, one can deduce that one has… — Helmut Kohl Copy Share
