Helmut Schmidt vs. Franklin D. Roosevelt
Side-by-side comparison of two thinkers
Helmut Schmidt
1918 – 2015
Helmut Heinrich Waldemar Schmidt was a German politician and member of the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD), who served as the chancellor of West Germany from 1974 to 1982. He was the longest lived chancellor in German history and had the longest post-chancellorship, at over 33 years.
"The rule of law does not have to win, it does not have to lose, but it has to exist!"
Franklin D. Roosevelt
1882 – 1945
Franklin Delano Roosevelt, also known as FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. He is the longest-serving U.S. president and the only one to have served more than two terms.
"If you treat people right they will treat you right — ninety percent of the time."
Connections
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