War is not the quintessential emergency in which man has to prove himself, as my generation learned at its school desks in the days of the Kaiser; rather, peace is the emergency in which we all have to prove ourselves.

Some fatherlands are difficult. Germany is one of them. But it is our fatherland. Here is where we live and work.

I appeal to the responsibility of the blocs and the major powers, not to seek security in the arms race, but rather in a meeting for joint disarmament and arms limitations.

In this life of ours we remain directed toward the relative utopia of a better world, and sensibly this can be the only model for our action.

Not less, but more democracy - that is the demand, that is the great goal that we have to prescribe for ourselves, and especially for our youth.

The time has come - and must come - for multilateral conversations about a secure peace in all of Europe.

One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust.