Zitate von Kurt Waldheim
Kurt Waldheim
Geburtstag: 21. Dezember 1918
Todesdatum: 14. Juni 2007
Kurt Josef Waldheim war ein österreichischer Diplomat und parteiloser Politiker. Er war in der NS-Zeit Soldat und später Offizier der Wehrmacht. Er war von 1968 bis 1970 Außenminister, von 1972 bis 1981 Generalsekretär der Vereinten Nationen und von 1986 bis 1992 Bundespräsident Österreichs. Infolge der Waldheim-Affäre um seine Haltung in der NS-Zeit verzichtete er auf eine zweite Kandidatur.
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„Ich habe im Krieg nichts anderes getan als hunderttausende Österreicher auch, nämlich meine Pflicht als Soldat erfüllt.“
— Kurt Waldheim
in einem Interview des ORF am 9. März 1986 zu Vorwürfen der Beteiligung an Judendeportationen; zitiert aus: Moshe Zuckermann (Herausg.): Deutsche Geschichte des 20. Jahrunderts im Spiegel der deutschsprachigen Literatur, Wallstein Verlag, Göttingen 2003, ISBN 3-89244-685-7, S. 148
„We can only accomplish what our member nations allow us to accomplish“
— Kurt Waldheim
Context: You must not expect the United Nations to accomplish miracles. We are made up of sovereign nations. We can only accomplish what our member nations allow us to accomplish.
quoted in the article The United Nations—How Strong a World Force?, in The Watchtower magazine, September 15, 1974.
„I send greetings on behalf of the people of our planet“
— Kurt Waldheim
Context: As the Secretary General of the United Nations, an organizations of the 147 member states who represent almost all of the human inhabitants of the planet earth. I send greetings on behalf of the people of our planet. We step out of our solar system into the universe seeking only peace and friendship, to teach if we are called upon, to be taught if we are fortunate. We know full well that our planet and all its inhabitants are but a small part of the immense universe that surrounds us and it is with humility and hope that we take this step.
Message intended for extraterrestrials recorded onto the Voyager spacecrafts before they were launched into interstellar space.
„I am convinced that the United Nations provides the best road to the future for those who have confidence in our capacity to shape our own fate on this planet“
— Kurt Waldheim
Context: I do not expect miracles or spectacular successes - sound political progress is seldom based in either - but I am convinced that the United Nations provides the best road to the future for those who have confidence in our capacity to shape our own fate on this planet.
The Challenge of Peace speech https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=l-8zjFmqrWsC&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&dq=%22I+am+convinced+that+the+United+Nations+provides+the+best+road+to+the+future+for+those+who+have+confidence+in+our+capacity+to+shape+our+own+fate+on+this+planet.%22+-quotes&source=bl&ots=4qdPUuEgR7&sig=veV7jGeSlmXbDn1FGnWvTky3kSM&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjb04WzhLnNAhXBtBoKHbSPAQEQ6AEIHjAA#v=onepage&q=%22I%20am%20convinced%20that%20the%20United%20Nations%20provides%20the%20best%20road%20to%20the%20future%20for%20those%20who%20have%20confidence%20in%20our%20capacity%20to%20shape%20our%20own%20fate%20on%20this%20planet.%22%20-quotes&f=false, 1980
„I did nothing during the war that was not also done by hundreds of thousands of Austrians, that was my duty as a soldier.“
— Kurt Waldheim
Waldheim Affair http://derstandard.at/2000031874110/Ich-habe-im-Krieg-nichts-anderes-getan-als-meine-Pflicht, 9 March 1986
„Of course, there is no such thing as collective guilt, but I want to apologise as head of state of the Republic of Austria for those crimes committed by Austrians under the banner of National Socialism.“
— Kurt Waldheim
Rede des Bundespräsidenten Dr. Kurt Waldheim am Vorabend des 50. Jahrestages des „Anschlusses“ Österreichs an Hitlerdeutschland im Österreichischen Fernsehen http://www.uibk.ac.at/zeitgeschichte/zis/library/gehler.html#dok3
Often quoted as simply ""There is no such thing as collective guilt"".
„We are men and women from many lands, representing a rich variety of cultures. And we have been brought together to work in a great common cause: the survival and progress of mankind. The concept of unity in diversity... underlies our various pursuits at the United Nations.“
— Kurt Waldheim
World-service speech http://www.srichinmoylibrary.com/stsg-8, 1978
„I love him and Maria does too, and so thank you, Kurt.“
— Kurt Waldheim
Arnold Schwarzenegger at 1986 wedding reception http://gawker.com/5803201/an-encyclopedia-of-every-other-awful-thing-arnold-schwarzenegger-has-done
