21 Quotes by Walter Ulbricht

Gifts fall from heaven only in fairy tales.

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

This hunger for profits causes great misery for the people.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

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.