Konrad Adenauer Quotes

German politician, Chancellor of West Germany (1949–1963), Zentrum and CDU

Konrad Hermann Josef Adenauer (January 5, 1876 – April 19, 1967) was a German statesman. Although his political career spanned 60 years, beginning as early as 1906, he is most noted for his role as Chancellor of West Germany from 1949-1963 and chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1950 to 1966. He was the oldest person to be chancellor after the Second World War.

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Alternative Names: Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer • Conrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer • Konradas Adenaueris

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We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon.

Make Europe your revenge.

History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.

We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon

What do I care about my nonsense from yesterday?

European integration should not be rigid but as flexible as we can possibly make it. It should not be a straitjacket for the peoples of Europe but should be their common mainstay, a common support for the healthy, individual development of each of them.

In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that he did not also limit his stupidity.

I reserve the right to be smarter today than I was yesterday.

An unsteady nation has no friends. The German people seriously worry me. The only thing I can say for them is that they have lived through too much. They have not found peace of mind and stability since the war of 1914-18.

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