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1. "The great men of a nation reach out to all mankind. They are unifying, not divisive; internationally conciliating and still great nationally." ~ Gustav Stresemann
2. "The courtesy which most becomes a victor was denied to Germany for a long time." ~ Gustav Stresemann
3. "The life of the individual is a continuous combat with errors and obstacles, and no victory is more satisfying than the one achieved against opposition." ~ Gustav Stresemann
4. "A people that has experienced all that the Germans have been through, naturally offers fertile soil for the extremists." ~ Gustav Stresemann
5. "Mankind advances only through struggle." ~ Gustav Stresemann
6. "The history of nations shows that words are not always immediately followed by action." ~ Gustav Stresemann
7. "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
8. "As a result of the World War, this old Germany collapsed. It collapsed in its constitution, in its social order, in its economic structure. Its thinking and feeling changed." ~ Gustav Stresemann
9. "Historians still often see the end of the war as meaning nothing more for Germany than lost territories, lost participation in colonization, and lost assets for the state and individuals. They frequently overlook the most serious loss that Germany suffered." ~ Gustav Stresemann
10. "History uses a unit of measure for time that is different from that of the lifespan of the individual, whereas man is only too ready to measure the evolution of history by his own yardstick." ~ Gustav Stresemann
11. "Nothing is more misleading to the youth of a nation than to state the outcome immediately after the beginning as if nothing could have taken place in between." ~ Gustav Stresemann
12. "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
13. "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
14. "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." ~ Gustav Stresemann
15. "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
16. "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." ~ Gustav Stresemann
17. "Just as the child is father to the man, so the impressions of one's youth remain the most vivid in manhood." ~ Gustav Stresemann
18. "To contrast national solidarity and international cooperation as two opposites seems foolish to me." ~ Gustav Stresemann
19. "In every man the memory of the struggles and the heroes of the past is alive. But these memories are not incompatible with the desire for peace in the future." ~ Gustav Stresemann
20. "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

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