“The German people have with inconceivable wickedness perpetrated crimes that demand atonement.”— Konrad Adenauer
“The establishment of diplomatic relations with Germany is a necessity of our statehood.”— Levi Eshkol
“The new generations in both parts of our country are growing up under completely different conditions. They are separated more than they themselves know.”— Richard von Weizsaecker
“The peaceful revolution of the people in the GDR is a great moment of German history.”— Helmut Kohl
“The German decision to phase out nuclear power is a decision that is completely irreversible.”— Angela Merkel