Archive for category: Helmut Schmidt

“TIME: Was there a particular kind of terrorism in Germany associated with Baader, Meinhof, and the others?

Helmut Schmidt: I suspect that all forms of terrorism—whether Germany’s RAF, Italy’s Brigate Rosse, the French, the Irish, the Spanish, or Arab groups—differ little in their contempt for human life. They are surpassed by certain forms of state terrorism.

TIME: Are you serious? Who do you mean?

Helmut Schmidt: Let’s leave it at that. But I do mean what I’m saying.”

Helmut Schmidt

“Politicians and journalists. These are both categories of people to be approached with the utmost caution: for both range from near-statesmen to near-criminals. And the average remains average.”

Helmut Schmidt

“Our profession is like that of actors. Without approval from outside, we wither away.”

Helmut Schmidt