ENVY, n. Emulation adapted to the meanest capacity.
During the past few years I have led a sometimes hard battle for German foreign policy.
The economic position is only flourishing on the surface. Germany is in fact dancing on a volcano. If the short-term credits are called in, a large section of our economy would collapse.
Just as a child respects his father even when he perceives his weaknesses and faults, so a German will not despise the old Germany which was once a symbol of greatness to him.
In every man the memory of the struggles and the heroes of the past is alive. But these memories are not incompatible with the desire for peace in the future.
To contrast national solidarity and international cooperation as two opposites seems foolish to me.
Historians still often see the end of the war as meaning nothing more for Germany than lost territories, lost participation in colonization, and lost assets for the state and individuals. They frequently overlook the most serious loss that Germany suffered.
High national emotions are permissible when a soccer team is playing precisely because they are impermissible at most other times. There aren't, simply, many other places where you can sing your national anthem until you lose your voice without causing a riot. In the context of soccer, flag-waving nationalism - even chauvinistic, anti-foreigner, flag-waving nationalism - is acceptable in Britain.
I think playing music is one of my great joys in life.
With God in charge, I believe everything will work out for the best in the end.
In grave difficulties, and with little hope, the boldest measures are the safest. Livy Never make a defense or apology before you be accused.