Walter Ulbricht Quotes

German - Politician June 30, 1893 - August 1, 1973

Something new has happened: For the first time in German history our fatherland is guided by a plan that considers only the needs of the people, and aims at building prosperity and reconstructing of our fatherland. Walter Ulbricht

New, Considers, Needs

The government of the German Democratic Republic rejects secret policies. It works for the people, and only the people, so it does not need to keep secrets like the warmongers. Walter Ulbricht

Republic, German, Works

This hunger for profits causes great misery for the people. Walter Ulbricht

For The People, Profits

The West German population would protest passionately if it knew what secret meetings between the federal chancellor, McCoy, and foreign and Nazi generals are planning. Walter Ulbricht

German, Generals, Knew

The more you participate in our common endeavors, the more successful your work in the factory, mine, wharf or village, in an economic institute or in the arts, in commerce or administration, the sooner we will be where we all want to be. Walter Ulbricht

Mine, Factory, Participate

It is the most important contribution we can make to speeding up reunification. Walter Ulbricht

Important, Most

The plan shows that the twenty million people in the German democratic Republic and in the democratic sector of Berlin think only of peace, and that they are working for freedom and peaceful prosperity. Walter Ulbricht

Think, Republic, German

The victory of the working people over the exploiters and slave holders is at the same time the victorious struggle for liberation by the German people. Walter Ulbricht

Over, German, German People

Any sensible family has a budget that lays out how much will be spent for household and other purposes. Without such planning, things would quickly go awry. Walter Ulbricht

Will, Other, Spent

The guiding principle is not to manufacture the goods everyone needs, rather to earn profits for a few capitalists. Walter Ulbricht

Needs, Manufacture, Profits

When has there ever been a government in German history that came to the people and revealed its detailed plans for the coming years? That could not happen before, since German governments planned war and conquest. Walter Ulbricht

Happen, Been, German

Gifts fall from heaven only in fairy tales. Walter Ulbricht

Fall, Only, Fairy Tales

The success of each of us benefits us all, and the success of us all benefits each of us individually. Walter Ulbricht

Success, Benefits, Each

Let there be great enthusiasm for the plan throughout the entire republic that will overcome all obstacles. Let us join together to realize the Five Year Plan and bring our economy and our own living standards to previously unknown heights. Walter Ulbricht

Obstacles, Year, Republic

The nature of a democracy consists to an important degree in the right of the people to criticize problems and mistakes. Walter Ulbricht

Nature, Important, Criticize

In the past, people worked together only when some great disaster threatened. Walter Ulbricht

Some, In The Past, Worked

Let us show our fellow countrymen and the entire world what the Germans can do when they work for peace. Walter Ulbricht

Work, Show, Entire World

May we soon enjoy the fruits of our labor in a peaceful and united Germany. Walter Ulbricht

May, Fruits, United

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