Thomas de Maiziere Quotes

• Confidentiality and transparency are not mutually exclusive, but rather two sides of the same coin.

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  Two Sides, Coins, Transparency

  "SPIEGEL Interview with German Interior Minister: 'WikiLeaks Is Annoying, But Not a Threat'". Interview with Holger Stark and Marcel Rosenbach, www.spiegel.de. December 20, 2010.

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• Everyone learns in a crisis.

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  Crisis

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• The Americans are and remain our best friends, but this is absolutely not right. We can't simply return to business as usual.

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  Nsa, Usual, Return

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• Showing strength is different than showing muscle.

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  Different, Muscles

  "SPIEGEL Interview with German Interior Minister: 'WikiLeaks Is Annoying, But Not a Threat'". Interview with Holger Stark and Marcel Rosenbach, www.spiegel.de. December 20, 2010.

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• You cannot protect something without intervening on some level.

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  Levels, Protect, Intervening

  "SPIEGEL Interview with German Interior Minister: 'WikiLeaks Is Annoying, But Not a Threat'". Interview with Holger Stark and Marcel Rosenbach, www.spiegel.de. December 20, 2010.

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• I am sympathetic to the fact that Turkey is doing everything it can to prevent the civil war in Syria from spilling over into its own country.

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  Country, War, Turkeys

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• Security matters should not be entrusted to people who make decisions without weighing things up.

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  People, Decision, Matter

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• I don't want anybody to accuse me of taking advantage of the situation to pursue a particular political agenda.

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  Political, Agendas, Want

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• One should never send soldiers on a mission based on just good will and good intent. Unfortunately, that can mean one has to stand by and watch human rights abuses take place.

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  Mean, Rights, Soldier

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• From my perspective, the state has to assume responsibility for the integrity of international communications.

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  Integrity, Communication, Responsibility

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• Political leaders have to withstand headwinds.

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  Leader, Political, Political Leaders

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• I am a big advocate of what is known as net neutrality. This means that providers are compelled to transmit content without political or commercial pre-selection.

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  Mean, Political, Neutrality

  "SPIEGEL Interview with German Interior Minister: 'WikiLeaks Is Annoying, But Not a Threat'". Interview with Holger Stark and Marcel Rosenbach, www.spiegel.de. December 20, 2010.

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• I am a politician, but I am also a Christian.

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  Christian, Politician

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• There is a connection between the issue of refugees and the battle against the so-called Islamic State.

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  Islamic, Issues, Battle

  Source: www.spiegel.de

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• Each government minister views the circumstances of each issue differently. An interior minister has a different view of visa liberalization than does a foreign minister.

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  Government, Views, Issues

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• I see no constitutional problems with the identification, staving off and defusing of outside threats.

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  Problem, Identification, Threat

  "SPIEGEL Interview with German Interior Minister: 'WikiLeaks Is Annoying, But Not a Threat'". Interview with Holger Stark and Marcel Rosenbach, www.spiegel.de. December 20, 2010.

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• Service disruptions have to be avoided or at least resolved as quickly as possible. When the Internet goes down, consumers don't notice the difference between a technical malfunction, an act of sabotage by hackers or a military attack.

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  Military, Differences, Internet

  "SPIEGEL Interview with German Interior Minister: 'WikiLeaks Is Annoying, But Not a Threat'". Interview with Holger Stark and Marcel Rosenbach,, www.spiegel.de. December 20, 2010.

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• WikiLeaks is irritating and annoying for Germany, but not a threat. From an international perspective, I see their actions as totally irresponsible.

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  Perspective, Germany, Wikileaks

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• I stand for a strong state that safeguards freedom. I don't need to show muscle for that.

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  Strong, Needs, States

  "SPIEGEL Interview with German Interior Minister: 'WikiLeaks Is Annoying, But Not a Threat'". Interview with Holger Stark and Marcel Rosenbach, www.spiegel.de. December 20, 2010.

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• The Internet is a modern infrastructure that plays a key role in the future of the state.

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  Keys, Play, Roles

  "SPIEGEL Interview with German Interior Minister: 'WikiLeaks Is Annoying, But Not a Threat'". Interview with Holger Stark and Marcel Rosenbach, www.spiegel.de. December 20, 2010.

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