I can't tell you about the present before I give it to him, ... I can only say that it is related to the president's interests and to Germany. |
I cannot accept that jobs are being created everywhere else in the world but not in Germany. |
I don't understand, and I am certain the people in Germany also don't understand, how the conservatives can claim a mandate to lead. |
I don't want to name any examples of catastrophes, where you can see what happens when there is no organized state, ... I could name countries, but the office I still hold forbids that - but everybody knows I mean America. |
I feel I have a mandate to ensure that in the next four years there will be a stable government in our country under my leadership, |
I think it's clear that I am not the chancellor. |
I will accept every decision that the party makes. I will not stand in the way of anything that would lead to a continuation of the reform process that I started. |
I would like to finish what we began at the head of a new government, |
In times of difficulty, Lafontaine simply takes his clothes off and runs away, |
It isn't a vision, ... It's unjust. |
It shows that you need a strong state for people in need, not a weak state, ... The structures that we have here work. |
It was not good, ... I know that. |
It's not just enough to have the will, it's a question if she's able to stand up to a powerful partner, |
Merkel's policies would mean minus policies, ... It would be a different society in which solidarity would have no place. There would be less security, less investment in research and development and less income for families. |
My wife said my performance was suboptimal, ... I don't want to talk again about it. |