Innenpolitische Fragen erforderten zwangsläufig Kohls Aufmerksamkeit und Geschick; andernfalls wäre er wohl kaum länger als jeder andere deutsche Kanzler seit Otto von Bismarck jene dominante Persönlichkeit in seiner Partei und in seinem Land gewesen.
Domestic policy issues inevitably demanded Kohl’s attention and skills; had it been otherwise, he scarcely would have been the dominant figure in his party and country for longer than any German chancellor since Otto von Bismarck. But what remained uppermost in his thoughts, and brought forth his greatest gifts, was the goal of ensuring Germany’s future within a peaceful Europe.