"One who knows history may learn from it that Bismarck´s word, that one can do everything with bayonets but sit on them, means the expression of a fundamental truth in politics. It is known from the beginnings that permanent solutions can only be reached through a peace which serves all sides in a just way. Therefor however are essential preconditions, not at least, that one can not choose his partner at serious negotiations. History shows this. The real important figures of our times but also from eras before have recognized this. Nowadays it was especially General de Gaulle, who knew with his historic vision, how to introduce and really realize peace. During the Second World War he emphasized time and time again that without friendship between Germans and French there could not be a permanent European reconsiliation in Europe. In a historic perspective he brought this to the formula: Precondition for our future would be the revision of the Verdun treaty. There shall be an understanding between western and eastern Franconians.

Later, De Gaulle has endorsed peace with Algeria by making those leaders of the Algerian fighters his partners which have fought hardest against France. Had France walked along the way which Francois Mitterrand and his friends had wanted the nation had most probably perished from the Algerian crisis. So however, the peace treaty with Algeria was the start of Paris´ great role in European politics.

Not less characteristic was the relationship between France and Morocco. Small minded politicians, like Georges Bidault, led to the arrest of Mohammed V. of Morocco and sent him into exile. Further, they have chosen a prince of the royal family, which was in bondage to them, so that he would form a government together with Pascha El-Glaoui, which was ready to accept the conditions of the French. When De Gaulle assumed power, he ended this government which was fatal for France and brought home the legitimate ruler whom the people wanted. At that time the French nationalists said, De Gaullle had betrayed French. Afterwards it revealed the opposite. Even today there is friendship between France and Morocco, because many Moroccans realized that the partnership with a European power would bring them advantage, once it regarded their country not as a colony but also respects their internal matters. This has led to the fact that even today the French are welcome neighbors in Morocco, that the French language has sustained further and that Morocco on its part has established a community with the French, which may most probably give Morocco the chance to become the leading nation within the Maghreb. So it can play a role which reaches far beyond the numerical meaning of the people or the economic potential of the country. By the way, Morocco too has in the same spirit as de Galle persued a constructive role in the conflicts of the Middle East, where one has to constate with regret, that the Americans, like unfortunately some functionaries from the European Union, never really recognized what the Moroccans, be it Arabs or Jews, could do for a solution of the Middle East conflict.

One could add further examples out of history or from all parts of the world to show that the most important thing to do in politics does not mean to win battles. The peoples´ real interest is to secure a common progress through the establishment of a peaceful atmosphere by using the mighty potentials of our days.

Today, this applies for the situation in the Middle East, too. There could be no final victory, when enemies are left behind. Sooner or later they will arise, like the crusaders had to experience it once. They may have produced huge works and created a civilization in Palestine which stood way above that of the surrounding peoples; but it lasted only for short and in the long term left only ruins.

One can, whether in Europe or in the muslime world, not reach a permanent peace by humiliating the opponent and stealing his people the future perspektive."