For the victor peace means the preservation of the position of power which he has secured. For the vanquished it means resigning himself to the position left to him.
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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.Gustav Stresemann
Voices were heard from the United States of America which made it clear that America wanted a peaceful and united Europe as a basis for mutual cooperation.
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But just as haste and restlessness are typical of our present-day life, so change also takes place more rapidly than before. This applies to change in the relationships between nations as it does to change within an individual nation.
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A Shakespeare could have arisen only on English soil. In the same way, your great dramatists and poets express the nature and essence of the Norwegian people, but they also express that which is universally valid for all mankind.
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No change in the balance of political parties can alter the general determination that no class should be excluded from contributing to and sharing responsibility for the state.
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