Word: notting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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A. Yes, you could say that. But furthermore, to change policies you need a political majority. My political friends will confirm that I felt very much inspired by the ideas of Gorbachev, without thinking that the same changes had to be introduced here. We were and still are different countries...
I was telephoned that evening by one of my political friends, then the second secretary of the district Helmut Hackenberg, who was in charge of the action. He informed me that several local personalities, including three secretaries of the party, had joined Gewandhaus Orchestra director Kurt Masur in a public...
And there is one more thing, which I have not yet said in public. I told my political friends in Leipzig, no matter what the final order looks like, even if it should be a different order, you will refuse to use firearms. Today I'm glad we acted this...
A. Yes. It was not an easy decision for me because I was not General Secretary at the time. For me it was a question of conscience and a deep personal conviction that in the civilized world, conflicts can be resolved only by political means.
A. Today we have a unique opportunity to contribute to the construction of the "European home." This seems to me a more constructive approach than to , give priority to the unity of Germany. It is obvious that the citizens of the Federal Republic have no interest in joining a socialist...