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> [Political scientist Herfried Münkler is right: If you only take normative positions, if your focus is solely on values, you won't find success in a world where others are relentlessly pursuing their interests. In a world full of meat-eaters, vegetarians…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/political-scientist-herfried-m-nkler-is-right-if-you-only-take/)

[Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/)

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## More by Sigmar Gabriel

> [Maybe it is the last chance for Europe to influence standards for world trade. Next it will be between the US and the Asia-Pacific…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/maybe-it-is-the-last-chance-for-europe-to-influence-standards-for/)

[Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/)

> [Taming the financial markets and winning back democratic control over them is the central condition for creating a new social balance in Germany and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/taming-the-financial-markets-and-winning-back-democratic-control-over/)

[Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/)

> [In the past, Germany could rely on the French, the British and, especially, the Americans, to assert our interests in the world. We have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/in-the-past-germany-could-rely-on-the-french-the-british-and/)

[Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/)

> [The task for Germany today is - through its own policies and its own structural reforms, its own investments - to support the EU…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/the-task-for-germany-today-is-through-its-own-policies-and-its-own/)

[Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/)

> [Madame Merkel knows very well that her conservative Christian Democratic Union or CDU, and the CSU, the Bavarian sister party to the CDU, with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/madame-merkel-knows-very-well-that-her-conservative-christian/)

[Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/)

> [I hope that a German foreign policy in 2028 will be part of a European foreign policy, because even the strong country of Germany…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/i-hope-that-a-german-foreign-policy-in-2028-will-be-part-of-a/)

[Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/)

> [The truth is that we have long had a multi-track Europe with very different objectives. The traditional differences between the north and the south…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/the-truth-is-that-we-have-long-had-a-multi-track-europe-with-very/)

[Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/)

> [If we want to implement climate protection worldwide, countries like Germany, which are capable of developing new technologies, will have to hand over some…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/if-we-want-to-implement-climate-protection-worldwide-countries-like/)

[Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/)

> [I'm hearing different things, but there is concern that stable Germany is no longer quite so stable.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/i-m-hearing-different-things-but-there-is-concern-that-stable-germany/)

[Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/)

> [Finding the right form of debate regarding Israeli policies will remain a challenge in Germany. Even with every conceivable and warranted criticism, the danger…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/finding-the-right-form-of-debate-regarding-israeli-policies-will/)

[Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/)

> [Political scientist Herfried Münkler is right: If you only take normative positions, if your focus is solely on values, you won't find success in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/political-scientist-herfried-m-nkler-is-right-if-you-only-take/)

[Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/)

> [The production of natural resources in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, stable natural hydrological cycles, fertile soils, a balanced climate and numerous other vital ecosystem…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/the-production-of-natural-resources-in-agriculture-forestry-and/)

[Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/)

> [We, the Social Democrats, are convinced that capitalism needs to be tamed a second time. The first time we achieved that in Germany for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/we-the-social-democrats-are-convinced-that-capitalism-needs-to-be/)

[Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/)

> [It isn't easy for everyone in Germany to make ends meet through well-paid work in Germany. You have to have sufficient skills and work…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/it-isn-t-easy-for-everyone-in-germany-to-make-ends-meet-through-well/)

[Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/)

> [It is clear that Germany needs a foreign policy in which we jointly define European interests. Thus far, we have often defined European values,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sigmar-gabriel/it-is-clear-that-germany-needs-a-foreign-policy-in-which-we-jointly/)

[Sigmar Gabriel](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sigmar-gabriel/)

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