Gustav Stresemann Quotes - Page 2

• 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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• 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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• 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.

  Gustav Stresemann

  Change, Typical, Haste

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