Quote by: Konrad Adenauer

The art of politics consists in knowing precisely when it is necessary to hit an opponent slightly below the belt.


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Author Bio


  • NameKonrad Adenauer
  • DescriptionGerman statesman (1876-1967), Federal Chancellor of Germany, politician (CDU)
  • AliasesKonrad Hermann Joseph Adenauer; Konrad Adenauer
  • BornJanuary 5, 1876
  • DiedApril 19, 1967
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionPolitician; Inventor; Jurist; Autobiographer
  • AwardsCharlemagne Prize; ; Decoration Of Honour For Services To The Republic Of Austria; Bavarian Order Of Merit; Supreme Order Of Christ; Order Of The Holy Sepulchre; Order Of The Southern Cross; Order Of The Netherlands Lion; Legion Of Honour; Order Of The Rising Sun; Orden Wider Den Tierischen Ernst; Order Of Leopold; Order Of Saint Michael And Saint George; Order Of The Falcon; Grand Cross Of The Order Of The Oak Crown; Order Of The Aztec Eagle; Order Of The Sun; Order Of The Liberator General San Martín; Order Of Christ; ; Knight Grand Cross Of The Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; Honorary Citizen Of Berlin; Grand Cross Of The Order Of Isabella The Catholic; ; Order Of The Red Eagle 4th Class; Order Of The Golden Spur