If one seeks to analyze ...

If one seeks to analyze experiences and reactions to the first postwar years, I hope one may say without being accused of bias that it is easier for the victor than for the vanquished to advocate peace.
 Gustav Stresemann

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The life of the individual is a continuous combat with errors and obstacles, and no victory is more satisfying than the one achieved against opposition.
 Gustav Stresemann
The history of nations shows that words are not always immediately followed by action.
 Gustav Stresemann