Konrad Adenauer
Konrad Adenauer
Konrad Hermann Joseph Adenauerwas a German statesman who served as the first post-war Chancellor of Germanyfrom 1949 to 1963. He led his country from the ruins of World War II to a productive and prosperous nation that forged close relations with France, Great Britain and the United States. During his years in power West Germany achieved democracy, stability, international respect and economic prosperity. He was the first leader of the Christian Democratic Union, a Christian Democratic party that under his...
NationalityGerman
ProfessionWorld Leader
Date of Birth5 January 1876
CityCologne, Germany
CountryGermany
The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt.
As soon as you are complicated, you are ineffectual.
A thick hide is a gift from God.
An infallible method of conciliating a tiger is to allow oneself to be devoured.
I do not ask to be young again; all I want is to go on getting older.
God designed the stomach to eject what is bad for it, but not the human brain.
Experiences are the seeds out of which wisdom grows.
To look back into the past only makes sense if it serves the future.
First make yourself unpopular, then you will be taken seriously.
In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity.
When everybody else thinks it's the end, we have to begin.
All that the socialists understand about money is the fact that they want it from others.
History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.
When the world seems large and complex, we need to remember that great world ideals all begin in some home neighborhood.