Question: „Can you (in the European Community) manage without us (Brits)?“
Willy Brandt: „Of course we can“.
Interview from 1974, 15:06
Willy Brandt: „Of course we can“.
Interview from 1974, 15:06
The whole interview with Brandt, German chancellor from 1969 to 1974, by a British journalist is fascinating to watch, especially with regard to Brandt's remarks on Europe -- many parallels to today's debates.
On Ostpolitik: "had we waited much longer than we did, we would have faced the danger of isolation because the new relationship between the superpowers in any case would have become one of the dominating trends in world politics“ (30:00)
