Nothing in the reporting of a nation's history could so mislead the younger generation as to represent great events in such a way that they appear to have happened as a matter of course.
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I must begin by saying something about the old Germany. That Germany, too, suffered from superficial judgment, because appearances and reality were not always kept apart in people's minds.Gustav Stresemann
The history of nations shows that words are not always immediately followed by action.
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During the past few years I have led a sometimes hard battle for German foreign policy.
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Mankind advances only through struggle.
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Just as a child respects his father even when he perceives his weaknesses and faults, so a German will not despise the old Germany which was once a symbol of greatness to him.
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To contrast national solidarity and international cooperation as two opposites seems foolish to me.
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