To walk behind others on a road you are traveling together, to give precedence to others without envy - this is painful for an individual and painful for a nation.

During the past few years I have led a sometimes hard battle for German foreign policy.

The great men of a nation reach out to all mankind. They are unifying, not divisive; internationally conciliating and still great nationally.

A people that has experienced all that the Germans have been through, naturally offers fertile soil for the extremists.

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.

The courtesy which most becomes a victor was denied to Germany for a long time.

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.