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

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

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.

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

Disarmament requires trust.

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

Beyond peace, there is no longer any existence possible.