“Those who adhere to the past won't be able to cope with the future.”
Die Zukunft wird nicht gemeistert von denen, die am Vergangenen kleben.
speech at the extraordinary convention of the Social Democratic Party of Germany on 18 November 1971, book source: "Reden und Interviews: Herbst 1971 bis Frühjahr 1973", Hoffmann und Campe, 1973, p. 25.
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Die Zukunft wird nicht gemeistert von denen, die am Vergangenen kleben.
Rede auf dem außerordentlichen Parteitag der SPD am 18. November 1971. "Reden und Interviews: Herbst 1971 bis Frühjahr 1973", Hoffmann und Campe, 1973, S. 25
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