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Quotes from Speech on the 40th Anniversary of the GDR — Erich Honecker

1912–1994 Germany

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Socialism on German soil is so intolerable to our opponent because it represents proof that the previously exploited masses can determine their fortune without capitalism.

Speech on the 40th Anniversary of the GDR (1989)

Today, the GDR is an outpost of peace and socialism in Europe. We will never forget this fact; this keeps us, and should also keep our enemies, from misjudgment.

Speech on the 40th Anniversary of the GDR (1989)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Erich Honecker (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.