Quote #2

'Mit Verlaub Herr Prasident, Sie sind ein Arschloch.' ('With respect, Mr President, you are an asshole') - interjection, dedicated to German Bundestag vice president Richard Stucklen, after he excluded Jurgen Reents because he described Helmut Kohl as 'von Flick freigekauft' (bought out by Flick), 18. October 1984; (S. Krause-Burger: 'Joschka Fischer. Der Marsch durch die Illusionen.')

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