Take people as they are — there are no others.
Nehmen Sie die Menschen, wie sie sind, andere gibt's nicht.

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Konrad Adenauer
First chancellor of West Germany (1876-1967). Taking office at 73, he served 14 years and built recovery, Western integration and Franco-German reconciliation. CDU co-founder, he is "father of the Federal Republic."
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