When has there ever been a government in German history that came to the people and revealed its detailed plans for the coming years? That could not happen before, since German governments planned war and conquest.
Walter UlbrichtThe government of the German Democratic Republic rejects secret policies. It works for the people, and only the people, so it does not need to keep secrets like the warmongers.
Walter UlbrichtLet us show our fellow countrymen and the entire world what the Germans can do when they work for peace.
Walter UlbrichtAny sensible family has a budget that lays out how much will be spent for household and other purposes. Without such planning, things would quickly go awry.
Walter UlbrichtSomething new has happened: For the first time in German history our fatherland is guided by a plan that considers only the needs of the people, and aims at building prosperity and reconstructing of our fatherland.
Walter UlbrichtThe guiding principle is not to manufacture the goods everyone needs, rather to earn profits for a few capitalists.
Walter UlbrichtThe success of each of us benefits us all, and the success of us all benefits each of us individually.
Walter UlbrichtThe West German population would protest passionately if it knew what secret meetings between the federal chancellor, McCoy, and foreign and Nazi generals are planning.
Walter UlbrichtThe nature of a democracy consists to an important degree in the right of the people to criticize problems and mistakes.
Walter UlbrichtThe victory of the working people over the exploiters and slave holders is at the same time the victorious struggle for liberation by the German people.
Walter Ulbricht