Joschka Fischer famous quotes

Last updated: Sep 5, 2024

Taking stock of 'Operation Iraqi Freedom' a decade later, the Financial Times concluded that the US won the war, Iran won the peace, and Turkey won the contracts. I can only agree.
-- Joschka Fischer

#War #Iran #Turkeys
I never use the concept, multipolar. I use multilateral. Because we have only one global power: whether you like it or not, this is the United States.
-- Joschka Fischer

#Communication #United States #Use
Germany is to be contained from outside and heterogenized from the inside by influx, 'diluted' so to speak.
-- Joschka Fischer

#Germany #Speak #Genocide
We already have a federation. The 11, soon to be 12, member States adopting the euro have already given up part of their sovereignty, monetary sovereignty, and formed a monetary union, and that is the first step towards a federation.
-- Joschka Fischer

#Europe #Unions #Firsts
An enlarged Union based on Nice is not in the interest of any Member State ... This is not a threat. This is a messenger delivering news.
-- Joschka Fischer

#Nice #Europe #News
India has been contributing very much to the reconstruction of Afghanistan; we are strongly engaged there.
-- Joschka Fischer

#India #Engagement #Reconstruction
We had to move forward after the war and see the realities.
-- Joschka Fischer

#War #Moving #Reality
What will we do in a globalised world? All human beings are equal, so they have the same right to have the same lifestyle-the same social security, jobs, education.
-- Joschka Fischer

#Jobs #World #Lifestyle
Transforming the European Union into a single State with one army, one constitution and one foreign policy is the critical challenge of the age
-- Joschka Fischer

#Army #Challenges #Age
The EU is on the brink of becoming a European Federation by the year 2010... I feel sure that Britain will fall in line.
-- Joschka Fischer

#Fall #Years #Lines
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.
-- Joschka Fischer

#Real #Issues #Balance
You must see the persons who are in charge-persons you can punish or vote for.
-- Joschka Fischer

#Vote #Persons
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.
-- Joschka Fischer

#Europe #Issues #People
Solutions must be based on compromises.
-- Joschka Fischer

#Compromise #Solutions
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.
-- Joschka Fischer

#Moving #Government #Political
Everybody is talking today about the economy.
-- Joschka Fischer

#Talking #Today #Economy
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.
-- Joschka Fischer

#Believe #Ideas #Balance
There is an ongoing debate about the reform of the U.N. system.
-- Joschka Fischer

#Reform #Ongoing #Debate
Let's forget the reunification, let's just shut up and don't talk about that topic for the next 20 years.
-- Joschka Fischer

#Years #Next #Topics

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