Wolfgang Thierse
Wolfgang Thierse
Wolfgang Thierseis a German politician. He served as the 11th President of the Bundestag from 1998 to 2005...
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The symbol of Germany -- and of German unity -- should have an appearance worthy of its symbolic status.
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I see no truly persuasive reasons to overturn this decision.
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We owe it above all to the people whose protest against the wall and opposition to being confined within the borders of East Germany cost them their lives.
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Democracy is our most valuable possession. Upholding it is our duty and our responsibility. This means a continuous, decisive and self-confident argument; it means effort and endeavor to reach compromise and long-lasting consensus. These form the cornerstones of the only form of political system that can guarantee freedom.