Willy Brandt Quotes

Germany, Statesman
December 18, 1913 – October, 8, 1992.

Willy Brandt (German: [ˈvɪliː ˈbʁant]; born Herbert Ernst Karl Frahm; 18 December 1913 – 8 October 1992) was a German statesman who was leader of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) from 1964 to 1987 and served as Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) from 1969 to 1974. He was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1971 for his efforts to strengthen cooperation in western Europe through the EEC and to achieve reconciliation between West Germany and the countries of Eastern Europe. He was the first Social Democrat chancellor since 1930.

Also known as Leader, President, Politician, Chancellor

If I am selling to you, I speak your language. If I am buying, dann müssen sie Deutsch sprechen.

Willy Brandt
- Language
- Speak
- Selling
Peace is not everything, but without peace, everything is nothing.

Willy Brandt
- Peace

You may buy from me in your own language, but sell to me in mine.

Willy Brandt
- May
- Language
- Mines
Peace, like freedom, is no original state which existed from the start; we shall have to make it, in the truest sense of the word.

Willy Brandt
- States
- Originals
- Truest
The New World Order is a world that has a supernational authority to regulate world commerce and industry; an international organization that would control the production and consumption of oil; an international currency that would replace the dollar; a World Development Fund that would make funds available to free and Communist nations alike; and an international police force to enforce the edicts of the New World Order.

Willy Brandt
- World
- Police
- Communist
Peace is something more than the absence of war, although some nations would be thankful for that alone today. A durable and equitable peace system requires equal development opportunities for all nations.

Willy Brandt
- War
- Opportunity
As long as hunger exists, peace cannot prevail.

Willy Brandt
- Long
- Hunger
One has to keep in mind the countless human tragedies that played out in these days. Through the middle of a city, where several thousand connections existed daily, despite administrative division, the concrete pillars were driven into the border, which was expanded like a Chinese wall.

Willy Brandt
- Mind
- Wall
- Chinese

Morally it makes no difference whether a person is killed in war or condemned to starve by the indifference of others.

Willy Brandt
- War
- Indifference