“The relationship I have to my fatherland is like that of mothers with crippled children: they love them all the more, the more crippled they are. Germany is the background of all my plans, the return to Germany.” ChildrenMotherPlansReturnBackgroundsGermanyCrippledFatherland Author:Friedrich List
“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.” ChildrenFatherGreatnessWeaknessFaultsSymbolsPerceiveGermanyDespise Author:Gustav Stresemann