Change Quote by Brian Ferneyhough

At the time of German Reunification, it was no secret that Germany would soon become the strongest political entity in the European Union. And…

— Tariq Ali

Germany's greatness makes it impossible for her to do without the ocean, but the ocean also proves that even in the distance, and on…

— Wilhelm II

I don't mean this to sound hyperbolic but there are increasingly, albeit really minor, similarities between now and how Germany was lulled into what…

— David Cross

Those who had talked to us about national pride and Christian brotherly love were the first to come to terms or actively collaborate with…

— Mikis Theodorakis

My struggle led to the reunification of Germany and the creation of the state of Europe. We destroyed the borders; globalisation is on the…

— Lech Walesa

“If we were all blinded to the larger implications of the events that were sweeping upon us it was not entirely due to the…

— Kathrine Kressmann Taylor

That sense of what happened in Europe in World War II has shaped a lot of my views.

— Paul Wolfowitz

I am not a man who believes that we Germans bled and conquered thirty years ago [to be] pushed aside when great international decisions…

— Wilhelm II

If there is one instance in which a foreign policy I pursued met with unambiguous failure, it was my policy on German reunification.

— Margaret Thatcher

Just imagine going to war over Danzig - such a world catastrophe, just to prevent Germany from getting a piece of territory that belonged…

— Joachim von Ribbentrop

Germany's fate is decided first and foremost in Europe. Reconciliation and cooperation in Europe have brought us freedom, peace and prosperity. Who would have…

— Anonymous

A great number of people in the East German parts had been Nazis, so the change of mind was not altogether there.

— Stefan Heym