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I must begin by saying something about the old Germany. That Germany, too, suffered from superficial judgment, because appearances and reality were not always kept apart in people's minds.

Gustav Stresemann

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Gustav Stresemann
Age: 51 †
Born: 1878
Born: May 10
Died: 1929
Died: October 3
Diplomat
German Politician
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Berlin
Germany
Gustav Ernst Stresemann
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Reality
Germany
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