Frank-Walter Steinmeier: Über Demokratie und Vernunft
German president Frank-Walter Steinmeier on the dependence of democracy upon reason.
Publication 5 Mar 2019
Bundespräsident Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s speech in defense of democracy and reason at the 2019 Fritz Stern Lecture, on March 5, 2019. (Speech in German)
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