For the victor peace means the preservation of the position of power which he has secured. For the vanquished it means resigning himself to the position left to him.

If one seeks to analyze experiences and reactions to the first postwar years, I hope one may say without being accused of bias that it is easier for the victor than for the vanquished to advocate peace.

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

Against war it may be said that it makes the victor stupid and the vanquished revengeful

In every man the memory of the struggles and the heroes of the past is alive. But these memories are not incompatible with the desire for peace in the future.

Here we encounter two conflicting concepts with which we must come to grips in our time: the idea of national solidarity and the idea of international cooperation.