The secret of big and revolutionary actions also consists in discovering the tiny step that is simultaneously a strategic step, insofar as it entails additional steps in the direction of a better reality.

I have left the federal government and the German Bundestag; I have resigned from all my positions in the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

Everywhere, authority and tradition have to justify themselves in the face of questions.

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

Beyond peace, there is no longer any existence possible.

Trust cannot be commanded; and yet it is also correct that the only one who earns trust is the one who is prepared to grant trust.

Disarmament requires trust.