“It is true: Europe is no club of christians. But the following is also true: Europe is a club of core values. Here Human and Civil Rights apply. These Human and Civil Rights substantially are based on the christian idea of man.”

—  Angela Merkel

Es ist wahr: Europa ist kein Christenklub. Aber wahr ist auch: Europa ist ein Grundwerteklub. Hier bei uns gelten Menschen- und Bürgerrechte. Diese Menschen- und Bürgerrechte beruhen bei uns ganz wesentlich auf dem Menschenbild des Christentums.
Speech at the 20th federal party convent of the CDU in the Dresdner Frauenkirche on November 27, 2006
2006

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Es ist wahr: Europa ist kein Christenklub. Aber wahr ist auch: Europa ist ein Grundwerteklub. Hier bei uns gelten Menschen- und Bürgerrechte. Diese Menschen- und Bürgerrechte beruhen bei uns ganz wesentlich auf dem Menschenbild des Christentums.

Rede auf dem 20. Bundesparteitag der CDU am 27. November 2006 in der Dresdner Frauenkirche, dresden2006.cdu.de http://www.dresden2006.cdu.de/download/061127_parteitag_rede_merkel.pdf
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