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In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also l...

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I haven't asked you to make me young again. All I want is to go on getting older.

A thick skin is a gift from God.

The good Lord set definite limits on man's wisdom but set no limits on his stupidity - and that's j...

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History is the sum total of things that could have been avoided.

We all live under the same sky but we don't all have the same horizon.

The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly b...

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Konrad Adenauer

Former Chancellor of Germany

Born: 1876-01-05

Died: 1967-04-19

Konrad Hermann Josef Adenauer (January 5, 1876 – April 19, 1967) was a German statesman. Although his political career spanned 60 years, beginning as early as 1906, he is most noted for his role as Chancellor of West Germany from 1949-1963 and chairman of the Christian Democratic Union from 1950 to 1966. He was the oldest person to be chancellor after the Second World War.More