"History uses a unit of measure for time……" — 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 ready to measure the evolution of history by his own yardstick."
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32 Quotes by Gustav Stresemann
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To walk behind others on a road you are traveling together, to give precedence to others without envy - this…
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I must begin by saying something about the old Germany. That Germany, too, suffered from superficial judgment, because appearances and…
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The courtesy which most becomes a victor was denied to Germany for a long time.
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No change in the balance of political parties can alter the general determination that no class should be excluded from…
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Here we encounter two conflicting concepts with which we must come to grips in our time: the idea of national…
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Mankind advances only through struggle.
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In every man the memory of the struggles and the heroes of the past is alive. But these memories are…
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A people that has experienced all that the Germans have been through, naturally offers fertile soil for the extremists.
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A Shakespeare could have arisen only on English soil. In the same way, your great dramatists and poets express the…
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As a confirmed individualist I certainly do not wish to underrate the influence of the individual, for the masses do…
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The economic position is only flourishing on the surface. Germany is in fact dancing on a volcano. If the short-term…
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As a result of the World War, this old Germany collapsed. It collapsed in its constitution, in its social order,…
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Creationists make it sound as though a 'theory' is something you dreamt up after being drunk all night.
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As far as I'm concerned, if there is a supreme being then He chose organic evolution as a way of…
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Apart from anything else, I am designed by evolution, like we all are: if we see a little thing like…
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Because a thing seems difficult for you, do not think it impossible for anyone to accomplish.
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There is also work to do in the evolution of a stable family life and values, and in ensuring that…
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Rest assured that whatever station of life we are placed, princely or lowly, it contains the lessons and experiences necessary…
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God's first creature, which was light.
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Evolution isn't true, because if we evolved from monkeys, how can they still be here?
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The progress of evolution from President Washington to President Grant was alone evidence to upset Darwin.
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In art there are only fast or slow developments. Essentially it is a matter of evolution, not revolution.
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If evolution really works, how come mothers only have two hands?
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Matter is, in its constituent elements, the same as spirit; existence is one, however manifold in its phenomena; life is…
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