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"I don't believe, in the 21st century, in the balance of power system. This is a European idea of the 19th and 20th centuries."
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"It is an incapacitating emotion one feels upon hearing the whispered words "I still love you" after deeply hurting that soul. Forgiveness isn't weakness.It is power."

"Where is the justice of political power if it executes the murderer and jails the plunderer, and then itself marches upon neighboring lands, killing thousands and pillaging the very hills?"

"As regards the individual nature, woman is defective and misbegotten, for the active power of the male seed tends to the production of a perfect likeness in the masculine sex; while the production of a woman comes from defect in the active power."

"True contentment is a thing as active as agriculture. It is the power of getting out of any situation all that there is in it. It is arduous and it is rare."

"If in preaching the gospel you substitute your knowledge of the way of salvation for confidence in the power of the gospel, you hinder people from getting to reality."

"Our real power in life comes from our true thinking!"

"All things are subject to interpretation whichever interpretation prevails at a given time is a function of power and not truth."

"All human beings wield influence-a powerful sword granted at birth. Wield your sword with care."
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"The United States is our most important ally. They helped us many times. Without the United States, the unification or German democratisation after the Nazi period would have been much more complicated, or almost impossible."

"There are differences in the world community. But we have a common interest in a strong multilateral system."

"A transitional government is the beginning of a transfer of sovereignty. It's a question of Iraqi security and moving forward with the political process."

"We have an interest in excellent relations because we are neighbours as Europeans with Russia. We are allies with the United States in the NATO framework."

"We will not send troops. Germany is not committed to Iraq - we will not commit ourselves with troops."

"The participation in European elections was always not very exciting. People are very interested in European issues, but they don't see the person who is representing Europe."

"We shouldn't discuss the world of tomorrow in terms of becoming a balance to the United States. The real issue is whether the United States will define herself as part of the U.N. system-or not."
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