Walter Ulbricht Quotes

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.

Nobody intends to put up a wall!

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

Nobody has the intention of building a wall

May we soon enjoy the fruits of our labor in a peaceful and united Germany.

In the past, people worked together only when some great disaster threatened.

This hunger for profits causes great misery for the people.

The nature of a democracy consists to an important degree in the right of the people to criticize problems and mistakes.

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.

The guiding principle is not to manufacture the goods everyone needs, rather to earn profits for a few capitalists.

Gifts fall from heaven only in fairy tales.

The success of each of us benefits us all, and the success of us all benefits each of us individually.

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.