Even if we remain flexible, we need ground rules.

I hold Angela Merkel in high regard.

The past cannot be allowed to repeat itself.

Every married couple has disputes from time to time, and in every good marriage, an attempt is made to overcome the dispute.

Even if we remain flexible, we need ground rules.

There are nice political formulations that can apply to everyone and to nobody. I wouldn't know how I could be more reserved in my formulations than I already am.

In every governmental speech I give before state parliament, I say: Bavaria will remain Bavaria.