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title: "21 Trump Quotes By Martin Schulz"
description: "21 Trump quotes by Martin Schulz. Plus more from Martin Schulz and more Trump sayings from other authors."
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> [Trump is the freely elected president of the U.S. and as such deserves respect.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/trump-is-the-freely-elected-president-of-the-u-s-and-as-such-deserves/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [My worry is that Donald Trump may inspire copycats, also in Europe. That's why I hope Hillary Clinton wins.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/my-worry-is-that-donald-trump-may-inspire-copycats-also-in-europe/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [I am a man of parliament, a man of the people. I am not a representative of the executives.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/i-am-a-man-of-parliament-a-man-of-the-people-i-am-not-a/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [Donald Trump must be taken seriously. He is fulfilling his dangerous campaign promises.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/donald-trump-must-be-taken-seriously-he-is-fulfilling-his-dangerous/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [I have friends in politics who really put the friendship to the test through their behavior.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/i-have-friends-in-politics-who-really-put-the-friendship-to-the-test/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [You can be sure that I won't experiment with right-wing terms.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/you-can-be-sure-that-i-won-t-experiment-with-right-wing-terms/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [Donald Trump is not just a problem for the EU, but for the whole world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/donald-trump-is-not-just-a-problem-for-the-eu-but-for-the-whole-world/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [I still hope that the American system of checks and balances will ultimately prevent this man, Donald Trump, with his erratic political…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/i-still-hope-that-the-american-system-of-checks-and-balances-will/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [Would I sacrifice a friendship to take a step forward in my political career? Thus far in my political career, I have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/would-i-sacrifice-a-friendship-to-take-a-step-forward-in-my-political/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [Trump believes politics is a staged fight. But it is not. Still, clear words are sometimes needed in politics. In that sense,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/trump-believes-politics-is-a-staged-fight-but-it-is-not-still-clear/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [We have to engage in a dialogue with Donald Trump because he is the elected president of the United States of America.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/we-have-to-engage-in-a-dialogue-with-donald-trump-because-he-is-the/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [If you say in advance there is going to be a main candidate and then that doesn't count later, then that's going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/if-you-say-in-advance-there-is-going-to-be-a-main-candidate-and-then/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [Donald Trump is betraying everything that made America great: tolerance, democratic institutions and respect for the individual. In that sense, Trump is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/donald-trump-is-betraying-everything-that-made-america-great/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [In political life, it is extremely difficult to remain loyal to a friendship when constellations of power or interests are in the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/in-political-life-it-is-extremely-difficult-to-remain-loyal-to-a/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [At the end of the day, men like Donald Trump need to be given that which they themselves dispense: clear messages. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/at-the-end-of-the-day-men-like-donald-trump-need-to-be-given-that/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [When a man ends up in the White House who boasts about not having a clue and who says that specialist knowledge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/when-a-man-ends-up-in-the-white-house-who-boasts-about-not-having-a/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [Gerhard Schröder offered a clear German NEIN to an American president's war of aggression that was in violation of international law. That…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/gerhard-schr-der-offered-a-clear-german-nein-to-an-american-president/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [Donald Trump is withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement because he wants to lower environmental standards for American products and manufacture more…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/donald-trump-is-withdrawing-from-the-paris-climate-agreement-because/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [Trump has a clear goal: the division of Europe and the destruction of the European domestic market. The fact that Brexit propagandist…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/trump-has-a-clear-goal-the-division-of-europe-and-the-destruction-of/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [Donald Trump has made the principle of purposely breaking a taboo into a means of achieving his political objectives, which is something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/donald-trump-has-made-the-principle-of-purposely-breaking-a-taboo/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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> [It was clear to me that the White House's solemn atmosphere would not civilize Trump. But the merciless nepotism with which he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/it-was-clear-to-me-that-the-white-house-s-solemn-atmosphere-would-not/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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## Other authors on Trump

## More by Martin Schulz

> [Things are going well in Germany because the economy is booming and as an export-driven nation, we are profiting from the fact that we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/things-are-going-well-in-germany-because-the-economy-is-booming-and/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

> [We have committed ourselves to pursue joint policies, but then national governments say, "We aren't bound by that." That is a dramatic situation, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/we-have-committed-ourselves-to-pursue-joint-policies-but-then/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

> [It was clear to me that the White House's solemn atmosphere would not civilize Trump. But the merciless nepotism with which he conducts politics,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/it-was-clear-to-me-that-the-white-house-s-solemn-atmosphere-would-not/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

> [For me, respect is an extremely important political term. Since I began campaigning, it has been at the heart of each of my speeches.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/for-me-respect-is-an-extremely-important-political-term-since-i-began/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

> [European policy is always an interplay of rationality and emotion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/european-policy-is-always-an-interplay-of-rationality-and-emotion/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

> [When it comes to climate protection, the whole world will have to pay the price. But if Donald Trump intends to conclude a trade…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/when-it-comes-to-climate-protection-the-whole-world-will-have-to-pay/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

> [The EU is a community of values, not military buildups.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/the-eu-is-a-community-of-values-not-military-buildups/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

> [The old fundamental principles must continue to apply, even in our changing society: Democracy knows neither master nor slave. Equal education opportunities for all,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/the-old-fundamental-principles-must-continue-to-apply-even-in-our/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

> [I would have oriented myself in case of Donald Trump according to what former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder said to then - U.S. President…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/i-would-have-oriented-myself-in-case-of-donald-trump-according-to/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

> [We are in the middle of a tough, ideological conflict that is being waged across the entire continent. On the one side are those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/we-are-in-the-middle-of-a-tough-ideological-conflict-that-is-being/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

> [You have to let the people vote when it comes to a new constitution.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/you-have-to-let-the-people-vote-when-it-comes-to-a-new-constitution/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

> [The share of wealth held by the minority is much greater than the share held by the majority. We have to draw our own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/the-share-of-wealth-held-by-the-minority-is-much-greater-than-the/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

> [France is ready for a European revolution and it is Germany that is pulling the brakes. For a long time, it was the other…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/france-is-ready-for-a-european-revolution-and-it-is-germany-that-is/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

> [Trump believes politics is a staged fight. But it is not. Still, clear words are sometimes needed in politics. In that sense, I believe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/trump-believes-politics-is-a-staged-fight-but-it-is-not-still-clear/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

> [Many who have voted for the AfD, or who intend to do so, aren't doing so because they are dyed-in-the-wool enemies of democracy. Rather,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-schulz/many-who-have-voted-for-the-afd-or-who-intend-to-do-so-aren-t-doing/)

[Martin Schulz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-schulz/)

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