Wenn wir uns der Verfolgung des freien Geistes während der Diktatur besinnen, werden wir die Freiheit jedes Gedankens und jeder Kritik schützen, so sehr sie sich auch gegen uns selbst richten mag."
DescriptionGoverning Mayor of West Berlin and President of the Federal Republic of Germany
AliasesRichard Karl Freiherr von Weizsäcker
BornApril 15, 1920
DiedJanuary 31, 2015
CountryGermany
ProfessionPolitician
AwardsIron Cross; Order Of Merit Of The Federal Republic Of Germany; Schärfste Klinge; Order Of The White Rose Of Finland; Order Of The Quetzal; Order Of Antonio José De Irisarri; Order Of The Netherlands Lion; Goldene Kamera; German Sports Badge; Order Of The Falcon; Royal Order Of The Seraphim; Order Of The Elephant; Heinrich Heine Prize; Royal Victorian Chain; Nansen Refugee Award; Heinz-Galinski-Award; Order Of Merit Of The Republic Of Poland; ; Leo-Baeck-Award (Germany); Olympic Order; Order Of Merit Of The Republic Of Hungary; ; Buber-Rosenzweig-Medal; Order Of Merit Of Baden-Württemberg; ; ; ; ; Order Of The White Lion; ; Corine Literature Prize; ; Knight Grand Cross With Collar Of The Order Of Merit Of The Italian Republic; Honorary Citizen Of Berlin; Eric-M.-Warburg-Award; Ernst Reuter Medal; Geuzenpenning; Four Freedoms Award - Freedom Medal; Giuseppe Motta Medal
