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> [Historians still often see the end of the war as meaning nothing more for Germany than lost territories, lost participation in colonization, and lost assets for the state and individuals. They frequently overlook the most serious loss that Germany suffered.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-stresemann/historians-still-often-see-the-end-of-the-war-as-meaning-nothing-more/)

[Gustav Stresemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-stresemann/)

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> [I must begin by saying something about the old Germany. That Germany, too, suffered from superficial judgment, because appearances and reality were not always kept apart in people's minds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-stresemann/i-must-begin-by-saying-something-about-the-old-germany-that-germany/)

[Gustav Stresemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-stresemann/)

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## More by Gustav Stresemann

> [The economic position is only flourishing on the surface. Germany is in fact dancing on a volcano. If the short-term credits are called in,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-stresemann/the-economic-position-is-only-flourishing-on-the-surface-germany-is/)

[Gustav Stresemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-stresemann/)

> [Nothing is more misleading to the youth of a nation than to state the outcome immediately after the beginning as if nothing could have…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-stresemann/nothing-is-more-misleading-to-the-youth-of-a-nation-than-to-state-the/)

[Gustav Stresemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-stresemann/)

> [For the victor peace means the preservation of the position of power which he has secured. For the vanquished it means resigning himself to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-stresemann/for-the-victor-peace-means-the-preservation-of-the-position-of-power/)

[Gustav Stresemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-stresemann/)

> [Historians still often see the end of the war as meaning nothing more for Germany than lost territories, lost participation in colonization, and lost…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-stresemann/historians-still-often-see-the-end-of-the-war-as-meaning-nothing-more/)

[Gustav Stresemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-stresemann/)

> [A Shakespeare could have arisen only on English soil. In the same way, your great dramatists and poets express the nature and essence of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-stresemann/a-shakespeare-could-have-arisen-only-on-english-soil-in-the-same-way/)

[Gustav Stresemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-stresemann/)

> [Just as the British subject loves England despite her faults, so we must insist that all Germans who were part of the old Germany…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-stresemann/just-as-the-british-subject-loves-england-despite-her-faults-so-we/)

[Gustav Stresemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-stresemann/)

> [As a consequence of the terms of the Treaty of Versailles, the officer corps of the old army became part of this class, as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-stresemann/as-a-consequence-of-the-terms-of-the-treaty-of-versailles-the-officer/)

[Gustav Stresemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-stresemann/)

> [I must begin by saying something about the old Germany. That Germany, too, suffered from superficial judgment, because appearances and reality were not always…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-stresemann/i-must-begin-by-saying-something-about-the-old-germany-that-germany/)

[Gustav Stresemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-stresemann/)

> [Voices were heard from the United States of America which made it clear that America wanted a peaceful and united Europe as a basis…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-stresemann/voices-were-heard-from-the-united-states-of-america-which-made-it/)

[Gustav Stresemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-stresemann/)

> [History uses a unit of measure for time that is different from that of the lifespan of the individual, whereas man is only too…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-stresemann/history-uses-a-unit-of-measure-for-time-that-is-different-from-that/)

[Gustav Stresemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-stresemann/)

> [The history of nations shows that words are not always immediately followed by action.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-stresemann/the-history-of-nations-shows-that-words-are-not-always-immediately/)

[Gustav Stresemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-stresemann/)

> [As a confirmed individualist I certainly do not wish to underrate the influence of the individual, for the masses do not lead the individual;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-stresemann/as-a-confirmed-individualist-i-certainly-do-not-wish-to-underrate-the/)

[Gustav Stresemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-stresemann/)

> [If one seeks to analyze experiences and reactions to the first postwar years, I hope one may say without being accused of bias that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-stresemann/if-one-seeks-to-analyze-experiences-and-reactions-to-the-first/)

[Gustav Stresemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-stresemann/)

> [In every man the memory of the struggles and the heroes of the past is alive. But these memories are not incompatible with the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-stresemann/in-every-man-the-memory-of-the-struggles-and-the-heroes-of-the-past/)

[Gustav Stresemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-stresemann/)

> [Nothing in the reporting of a nation's history could so mislead the younger generation as to represent great events in such a way that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gustav-stresemann/nothing-in-the-reporting-of-a-nation-s-history-could-so-mislead-the/)

[Gustav Stresemann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gustav-stresemann/)

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