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
We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon. In an instant age, perhaps we must relearn the ancient truth that patience, too, has its victories.
We all live under the same sky, but we don't all have the same horizon.
Thoughts and pictures come to my mind, . . . thoughts from before the year 1914 when there was real peace, quiet and security on this earth-a time when we didn't know fear. . . . Security and quiet have disappeared from the lives of men since 1914.