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To Exclude Groups Of People Because Of Their Faith, This Isn't Worthy Of The Free State In Which We Live. It Isn't Compatible With Our Essential Values. And Its Humanly Reprehensible, Xenophobia, Racism, Extremism Have No Place Here. We Are Fighting To Ensure That They Don't Have A Place Elsewhere Either.

I Don't Believe You Are Simply Born With The Ambition Of Becoming Chancellor. But If You Want To Make A Difference, If You Enjoy Putting Ideas Into Practice, Then The Post Of Chancellor Has To Be The One Presenting The Biggest Opportunity Of All.

As Chancellor, I Am - As It Should Be - Constantly Under The Microscope From Both The Public And The Media. It Is Also Important To Me That My Staff Tells Me Openly How They See Things. And An Additional Good Indicator Is The Mood In My Own Electoral District. When I Am There, Which Happens Frequently, No One Is Particularly Excited Or Impressed Anymore To Meet The Chancellor. People There Tell Me Immediately What Is Going Well And What Isn't.

I Approach This With - With An Open Mind And I'll Do It On The Basis Of A Deep Conviction With President-elect Donald Trump.

Foreign Policy That Is Obviously Guided By Interests, But That Is Very Much Also Committed To Shared Values, So We Have A Platform, Democracy, Freedom, Respect Of Human Rights That We Would Like To See Respected All Over The World And Also, A Peaceful World Order.