Wolfgang Thierse Quotations

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.

I see no truly persuasive reasons to overturn this decision.

The symbol of Germany -- and of German unity -- should have an appearance worthy of its symbolic status.

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.