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Quote by Gustav Heinemann
War is not the quintessential emergency in which man has to prove

War is not the quintessential emergency in which man has to prove himself, as my generation learned at its school desks in the days of the Kaiser rather, peace is the emergency in which we all have to prove ourselves. – Gustav Heinemann

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

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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. – Gustav Heinemann

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