Richard von Weizsaecker

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Richard Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker was a German politician (CDU), who served as President of Germany from 1984 to 1994. Born into the aristocratic Weizsäcker family, he took his first public offices in the Protestant Church in Germany.

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Notable works: Divided Nations and Transitional Justice

About Richard von Weizsaecker

Biography source: Wikipedia

Quotes by Richard von Weizsaecker

All of us, whether guilty or not, whether old or young, must accept the past. It is not a case of coming…

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Accepting

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There were many ways of not burdening one's conscience, of shunning responsibility, looking away, keeping mum. When the unspeakable truth of the…

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Conscience

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Whoever refuses to remember the inhumanity is prone to new risks of infection.

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Infection

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Every generation is confronted anew with the task not to look the other way when injustice occurs. ... Everyone is responsible for…

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Doe

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We could be happy if the air was as pure as beer.

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Air

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Democracy feeds on argument, on the discussion as to the right way forward. This is the reason why respecting the opinion of…

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Argument

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Seeking to forget makes exile all the longer; the secret of redemption lies in remembrance.

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Exile

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