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The pale whiteness of her upturned face as she choked on the smoke; the tangled length of her hair as she tried to shake the flames from it; the beauty of her cherry-blossom robe as it burst into flame: it was all so cruel, so terrible! ↗

— Ryūnosuke Akutagawa

#japan #japanese #japanese-literature #beauty

Just as the British subject loves England despite her faults, so we must insist that all Germans who were part of the old Germany and helped shape her, recognize the greatness and worthiness of present-day Germany. ↗

— Gustav Stresemann

#despite #england #faults #germans #germany

Just as the child is father to the man, so the impressions of one's youth remain the most vivid in manhood. ↗

— Gustav Stresemann

#father #impressions #just #man #manhood

Mankind advances only through struggle. ↗

— Gustav Stresemann

#mankind #only #struggle #through

Nothing in the reporting of a nation's history could so mislead the younger generation as to represent great events in such a way that they appear to have happened as a matter of course. ↗

— Gustav Stresemann

#could #course #events #generation #great

Nothing is more misleading to the youth of a nation than to state the outcome immediately after the beginning as if nothing could have taken place in between. ↗

— Gustav Stresemann

#beginning #between #could #immediately #misleading

The courtesy which most becomes a victor was denied to Germany for a long time. ↗

— Gustav Stresemann

#courtesy #denied #germany #long #long time

To contrast national solidarity and international cooperation as two opposites seems foolish to me. ↗

— Gustav Stresemann

#cooperation #foolish #international #international cooperation #me

To walk behind others on a road you are traveling together, to give precedence to others without envy - this is painful for an individual and painful for a nation. ↗

— Gustav Stresemann

#envy #give #individual #nation #others

Voices were heard from the United States of America which made it clear that America wanted a peaceful and united Europe as a basis for mutual cooperation. ↗

— Gustav Stresemann

#basis #clear #cooperation #europe #heard