Quote by: Gustav Heinemann

War is not the quintessential emergency in which man has to prove himself, as my generation learned at its school desks in the days of the Kaiser; rather, peace is the emergency in which we all have to prove ourselves.


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Author Bio


  • NameGustav Heinemann
  • DescriptionGerman politician (SPD), 3rd President of the Federal Republic of Germany
  • AliasesGustav Walter Heinemann; Gustav W. Heinemann
  • BornJuly 23, 1899
  • DiedJuly 7, 1976
  • CountryGermany
  • ProfessionPolitician; Lawyer
  • AwardsHonorary Citizen Of Berlin; Knight Grand Cross Of The Order Of The Bath