Gustav Stresemann Quotes - Page 2

• Dante can be understood only within the context of Italian thought, and Faust would be unthinkable if divorced from its German background; but both are part of our common cultural heritage.

  Gustav Stresemann

  Italian, Would Be, Heritage

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• If one seeks to analyze experiences and reactions to the first postwar years, I hope one may say without being accused of bias that it is easier for the victor than for the vanquished to advocate peace.

  Gustav Stresemann

  Peace, Years, Prejudice

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• The courtesy which most becomes a victor was denied to Germany for a long time.

  Gustav Stresemann

  Long, Germany, Courtesy

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• As a confirmed individualist I certainly do not wish to underrate the influence of the individual, for the masses do not lead the individual; rather, in the individual is vested the capacity to lead the masses.

  Gustav Stresemann

  Wish, Influence, Individual

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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.

  Gustav Stresemann

  Essence, People, Way

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