Helmut Kohl Quotes

Whatever else may divide us, Europe is our common home; a common fate has linked us through the centuries, and it continues to link us today.

We are part of the community of Europe, and we must do our duty as such.

It is always said that Europe is a project of the elite. That's incorrect.

I completely agree with Helmut Kohl. I am not an advocate of the "United States of Europe," nor am I an integration fanatic.

Better fifty years of Europe than a cycle of Cathay.

There is no future for the people of Europe other than in union.

We need less theoretical debate and more practical application and acknowledgment of what Europe can and does do so that it is brought home to people in a relevant way.

I said, yet again, for Germany, Europe is not only indispensable, it is part and parcel of our identity. We've always said German unity, European unity and integration, that's two parts of one and the same coin. But we want, obviously, to boost our competitiveness.

I declare myself an Austrian and a European. A united Europe will be a peaceful Europe.

In the light of these treaties we are Europeans only.

We have to reconcile Europeans with Europe.

We cannot turn our backs on Europe. We are part of Europe.

I'm a big believer in Europe.

The emergence of a unified Europe is one of the most revolutionary events of our time.

[Helmut] Kohl said Europe must return to being a community committed to stability and the rule of law.

Europe is not a choice, it is a necessity, but it needs to be rethought, refounded.

Europe has never existed. One must genuinely create Europe.

I think that the Brexit negotiations have to be a big thing that determines the democratic fight-back and galvanizes democratic Europe again against this rising tide of nationalism.

In all of my speeches I talk about why a strong Europe is necessary in order for Germany to be strong over the long term. I think that I have sufficiently shown over the past years that I have a clear notion of how we can make Europe stronger, more democratic and more inclusive. There is really no competition there with Sigmar Gabriel.

Europe is... a monument to the vanity of individuals, a programme whose inevitable destiny is failure.

(A unified) 'Europe' is the result of plans. It is, in fact, a classic utopian project, a monument to the vanity of intellectuals, a programme whose inevitable destiny is failure: only the scale of the final damage done is in doubt.

I like this idea of the re-foundation of the European Union, maybe it can be done, because Europe - I do not say is unique, but it has a force, a culture, a history that cannot be wasted, and we must do everything so that the European Union has the strength and also the inspiration to make it go forward.

It is not more Europe or less Europe that we need. We need a better Europe.

How can we still speak of the salvation and reformation of Europe, when we have to ask Europe's destroyer for help?

I am going to leave the future of Europe to the Europeans.