Speech at the “New School of Social Research” in New York, 19 April 1965

On 19 April 1965 the “New School of Social Research” awards Willy Brandt with an honorary doctorate. On the occasion of this ceremony, he gives a speech in which he asks for trust in the Federal Republic of Germany. Brandt criticises the German division (“20 years are enough!”) and at the same time he calls upon West Germany to develop it’s own initiatives in foreign policy matters.
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