Quote by Gustav Stresemann
For the victor peace means the preservation of the position of pow

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. – Gustav Stresemann

Other quotes by Gustav Stresemann

The concept of active cooperation has taken the place of opposition to the new form of government and of dreamy resignation entranced with the beauty of times past. – Gustav Stresemann

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Beauty
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If one seeks to analyze experiences and reactions to the first postwar years, I hope one may say without being accused of bias that it is easier for the victor than for the vanquished to advocate peace. – Gustav Stresemann

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Hope
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In every man the memory of the struggles and the heroes of the past is alive. But these memories are not incompatible with the desire for peace in the future. – Gustav Stresemann

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Future
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Peace
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While conscience is our friend, all is at peace however once it is offended, farewell to a tranquil mind. – Mary Wortley Montagu

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May we be saved from evil thoughts and deed of enemies of world peace who find pleasure in creating havoc and perpetrating all forms of carnage. – Yahya Jammeh

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Peace

For me, peace should provide security to the Jewish people. – Ariel Sharon

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Peace

One of my great all-time loves in cinema, and Ive seen it three times, is Bondarchuks War and Peace. Not a lot of people may have seen that film. It was made during the Soviet era. – Baz Luhrmann

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Peace

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Everyone has a photographic memory, but not everyone has film. – Author Unknown

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A man that studieth revenge keeps his own wounds green, which otherwise would heal and do well. – Francis Bacon

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Darkness is to space what silence is to sound, i.e., the interval. – Marshall McLuhan

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I never will have peace of mind. Im not constructed that way. Some things in life can be horrible. – Julie Christie

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