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

- Thomas De Maiziere

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

- Thomas De Maiziere

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

- Thomas De Maiziere

You cannot protect something without intervening on some level.

- Thomas De Maiziere

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

- Thomas De Maiziere

Everyone learns in a crisis.

- Thomas De Maiziere

Showing strength is different than showing muscle.

- Thomas De Maiziere

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…

- Thomas De Maiziere

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.

- Thomas De Maiziere