I certainly hoped that in the Eastern part of Germany, what was just beginning to be called the German Democratic Republic, you would develop a system of socialism with freedom and democracy.
Stefan HeymI was in psychological warfare in World War II, so I know psychological warfare when I see it.
Stefan HeymIf you live in a system that is suppressive, you don't walk upright, you always go with your head down.
Stefan HeymAnd of course, in West Germany, they made every effort that people who came from the East would get jobs and would get a comfortable existence. That was part of the Cold War - and part of the winning side of the Cold War.
Stefan Heym