To those who cynically say today that liberal democracy would be 'obsolete,' I reply: liberal democracy, human rights, freedom of the press and the rule of law were the right way, are the right way, and will be the right way.
If the military is to show the capabilities that we demand and expect of it, then the defense budget has to continue to rise.
I have read a lot about what I am and who I am: 'mini,' a copy, simply 'more of the same.' Dear delegates, I stand before you as I am and as life made me and I am proud of that.
The CDU was a party that united different denominational and ideological currents. If the idea of a rightward shift means that we ignore those roots and only define ourselves as a conservative party, then I am strictly opposed.
We will look at the entire immigration question from the protection of outer borders through the asylum procedures to integration, in particular its efficacy.
I believe that we must attach greater importance to the issue of industrial policy in Europe.
For me there is no conservative and liberal party, not one that is pro-economy or pro-workers, not one for the East and one for the West. For me, there is only the one union, the Christian Democratic Union, that is our family.
You don't restore people's faith in law and order with shrill tones, but with real policies.
Freedom of opinion is a valuable asset in a democracy.
