I doubt that the evil spirits of the past, under which we in Europe have already suffered more than enough this century, have been banished for ever.

Peace must be more than the absence of war.

You didn't just pay lip service to the goal of overcoming the division of Europe and Germany... Rather, you put yourself at the forefront of those who encouraged us on the way to unity.

We were united not only by political respect for each other, but also by deep mutual sympathy as people.

I doubt that the evil spirits of the past, under which we in Europe have already suffered more than enough this century, have been banished for ever.

The European Union Treaty... within a few years will lead to the creation of what the founding fathers of modern Europe dreamed of after the war, the United States of Europe.

George Bush was for me the most important ally on the road to German unity.