Johannes Rau Quotes

• Patriotism can flourish only where racism and nationalism are given no quarter. We should never mistake patriotism for nationalism. A patriot is one who loves his homeland. A nationalist is one who scorns the homelands of others.

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  Mistake, Racism, Patriot

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• But I think that sensitivity is also a good counsellor when it comes to enforcing one's interests.

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  Thinking, Sensitivity, Interest

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• Certainly the interest in asserting copyright is a justified one.

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  Justified, Copyright, Interest

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• A hundred years ago, when Richard Strauss, who has already been quoted and already been heard today, and other creative people, laid the foundation stone for the joint assertion of their rights and interests, they had pioneering work ahead of them in Germany.

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  Rights, Years, People

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• We must prepare the ground for creativity. And if this also gives rise later to success in the economic sense, success in terms of Euros and Cents, this will by no means reduce my joy.

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  Creativity, Mean, Giving

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• A hundred years ago, of course, the question that the German Composers' Co-operative asked itself sounded a lot more fundamental: How do you create a fair share for those who ensure that works can actually be performed at all?

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  Years, Fundamentals, Share

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• But it is equally necessary to consider the implications for a society if there are fewer and fewer young people making music because we are economising on music schools or musical education in schools.

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  School, People, Musical

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• Education is more than Pisa. Particularly musical education. We also need education and training for more than reasons of usefulness and marketability.

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  Musical, Training, Needs

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