Horst Koehler Quotes

• I will be guided by the Christian ethic and an awareness that human action is by nature transient.

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• Responsibility and respect of others and their religious beliefs are also part of freedom.

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• Korea’s early repayment of the full amount of loans from the IMF is a major milestone.

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• It is particularly moving, and I can say this also as a Protestant Christian, that a German – one of us – has been made Pope.

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• It is just not enough to strengthen the secret services for the fight against terrorism but it’s also necessary to advance dialogue between cultures.

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• In my view, the humanity of our world can be measured against the fate of Africa.

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• If we know where we want to go, then even a stony road is bearable.

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• I am convinced we shall succeed. I have faith in this country, because I have faith in its people.

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• Germany’s fate is decided first and foremost in Europe. Reconciliation and cooperation in Europe have brought us freedom, peace and prosperity. Who would have dared to believe so much 50 years ago?

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• Germany must be a country which generates political ideas and leadership, which is capable of compromise, which is sovereign and yet knows that it needs its partners on both sides of the Atlantic.

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• After a Polish Pope, whose country was first to be invaded by the Germans in World War Two, we now have someone from the generation drafted at the close of the war.

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• A few weeks ago we were reminded that other peoples – in particular the United States of America – fought so that we Germans could live in liberty. That we should never forget.

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Horst Koehler (12)

Birth:	22nd February, 1943
Nationality:	German
Profession:	Politician

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Horst Koehler was born in Skierbieszów, Poland. He is a German politician and economist. He served as President of Germany from 2004 to 2010. He was President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development from 1998 to 2000 and head of the International Monetary Fund from 2000 to 2004. He earned his Ph.D. in economics and political sciences from Eberhard Karls University of Tübingen. He joined the civil service in 1976, when he was employed in the Federal Ministry of Economics.

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