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Thomas de Maiziere

Karl Ernst Thomas de Maizière (German pronunciation: [də mɛˈzi̯ɛːɐ̯]; born 21 January 1954) is a German politician of the Christian Democratic Union serving as the Federal Minister of the Interior since 17 December 2013 as part of the third cabinet of Chancellor Angela Merkel. A close confidant of Merkel, he served as chief of staff of the German Chancellery and Federal Minister for Special Affairs in the First Merkel cabinet, from 2005 to 2009. He was Minister of the Interior from 2009 to 2011 and Minister of Defense from 2011 to 2013.

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

Christian, Politician

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.

Foreign, Government, Issues, Minister, View, Views

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

Germany, Perspective, See, Threat, Totally, Wikileaks

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.

Civil, Country, Everything, Sympathetic, Turkeys, War

Showing strength is different than showing muscle.

Different, Muscle, Muscles, Showing, Strength

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

Communication, Integrity, Perspective, Responsibility, State

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

Americans, Business, Nsa, Return, Usual

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

Decision, Make, Matter, Matters, People

Everyone learns in a crisis.

Crisis, Everyone, Learns

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.

Human, Mean, Rights, Soldier, Stand

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.

Consumers, Differences, Internet, Malfunction, Military, Service

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

Coins, Confidentiality, Exclusive, Same, Transparency, Two Sides

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

Battle, Islamic, Issues, Refugees

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

Accuse, Agenda, Agendas, Political, Pursue, Want

Political leaders have to withstand headwinds.

Leader, Leaders, Political, Political Leaders, Withstand

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.

Commercial, Compelled, Content, Mean, Neutrality, Political

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

Future, Internet, Keys, Play, Roles, State

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

Muscle, Needs, Stand, States, Strong

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

Identification, Problem, See, Staving, Threat

You cannot protect something without intervening on some level.

Intervening, Level, Levels, Protect