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I am also personally glad for Jens Spahn that he left this office of his own accord.

— Wolfgang Bosbach, CDU politician, in an interview with WELT TV; reaction to Jens Spahn's resignation

Whether the song should have been aired or not is up to the editorial team, and no one else.

— Mika Beuster, National Chair of the German Journalists Association (DJV)

Party congress of shame

— Deputy state chair Christian Zaum described the NRW party congress as a 'party congress of shame'.

For the moment, she's hanging there for now, and if all the strings snap or the nail breaks, then we'll put her up against the wall. We'll think of something.

— Uwe Steimle during a discussion at an AfD event in Dessau-Roßlau, referencing Angela Merkel

With seriousness, humility, and in full respect of our democracy, this promise is now fulfilled.

— Emmanuel Macron, after the vote, in a post on X (formerly Twitter)

Culture pessimists, doomsayers, whiners, naysayers, outraged critics: step aside! We will move forward with confidence and optimism, and we will bring our country back to the level it deserves.

— Friedrich Merz, during the Summer press conference of the Bundespressekonferenz, addressing critics of the reform course after the coalition decision

We are currently observing death toll numbers that are significantly above the estimates of the model describing heat-related mortality.

— According to the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) in its weekly report 'Heat and Excess Mortality in Germany'.

To burn the walls of Troy was to burn the world entire.

— Odysseus, a character in The Odyssey (Nolan's film) — quoted in the IndieWire review

However, that is by no means to be regarded as a conviction. It merely indicates that the rule of law is committed to enforcing justice and that the police are not automatically shielded from punishment.

— Rafael Behr, emeritus professor of police science