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We have to recognize that the freedom of the individual has to be protected not only from the power of the state, but even more so from economic and societal power.
Gustav Heinemann
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Ladies and gentlemen, on the occasion of my election I received many letters from people representing all segments of the population and all professions, especially from the younger generation, linking my inauguration with great - far too great - expectations.
Gustav Heinemann
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I appeal to the responsibility of the blocs and the major powers, not to seek security in the arms race, but rather in a meeting for joint disarmament and arms limitations.
Gustav Heinemann
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Therefore it does not help to sneer at the imperfection of today's reality or to preach absolutes as a daily agenda.
Gustav Heinemann
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Ladies and gentlemen, I take office at a time in which the world is living in extreme contradictions.
Gustav Heinemann
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Liberal democracy must finally become the vital element of our society.
Gustav Heinemann
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War is not the quintessential emergency in which man has to prove himself, as my generation learned at its school desks in the days of the Kaiser; rather, peace is the emergency in which we all have to prove ourselves.
Gustav Heinemann
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Trust cannot be commanded; and yet it is also correct that the only one who earns trust is the one who is prepared to grant trust.
Gustav Heinemann
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One of our most noble political tasks is to open up trust.
Gustav Heinemann
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The time has come - and must come - for multilateral conversations about a secure peace in all of Europe.
Gustav Heinemann
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Insecurity and resignation mingle with the hope for a better order.
Gustav Heinemann
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Everywhere, authority and tradition have to justify themselves in the face of questions.
Gustav Heinemann
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Some fatherlands are difficult. Germany is one of them. But it is our fatherland. Here is where we live and work.
Gustav Heinemann
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