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Dahrendorf, Sir Ralf

[German politician and sociologist]

48 percent of English people are pro-German and anti-French, 48 percent are pro-French and anti-German, and four percent are against both

The system of generational contracts is certainly nice, but not sustainable for demographic and economic reasons

I see the euro as a critical citizen and consider it a serious mistake. Monetary union bypasses the main issues of Europe and divides the continent

Full employment in the sense of the 1950s and 1960s was a historical exception. It has not existed before, nor will it exist later

Daimler, Gottlieb Wilhelm The world market for automobiles will never be more than one million units

[German engineer]

Dalberg-Acton, Lord John Emeric Edward Freedom is not a means to a higher political end. She herself is the ultimate political goal (history of freedom)

[English historian]

power makes bad. Absolute power makes absolutely bad