"Peter von Bohlen claimed in 1835, the historian of the Orient must treat all people equally: ‘... he must learn to regard the wonders, which belong to the very spirit of the ancient legends, as an inviolable national inheritance, neither setting them aside by forced interpretations, nor proscribing them as the offspring of pure imagination or intentional deception, but simply endeavoring to discover the original nucleus of fact... .”” Moreover, he continued, the historical critic must strive, “unbiased by preconceived opinion, fully to understand and fairly to estimate the individual character of every people, according to their own standard of perfection, their peculiar turn of thought and their mode of action... .”"

"There is a great need among Catholics to be united despite the distances and at the same time to care for others, for example the poor, regardless of what background they come from."

"If we trust in God, we too can carry out the mission that He has entrusted to us."

"The Christian's weakness in front of his persecutors is not a disadvantage, but paradoxically, the way in which he is able to endure moments of crisis."

"The Pope has asked us to be precious stones in the edifice of the Catholic Church in Russia. Our local Church is a small edifice, we are not many, but we too can be the precious stones that build the universal Church."

"Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Für das deutsche Vaterland! Danach laßt uns alle streben Brüderlich mit Herz und Hand! Einigkeit und Recht und Freiheit Sind des Glückes Unterpfand – Blüh' im Glanze dieses Glückes, Blühe, deutsches Vaterland!"

"Deutschland, Deutschland über alles, Über alles in der Welt, Wenn es stets zu Schutz und Trutze Brüderlich zusammenhält. Von der Maas bis an die Memel, Von der Etsch bis an den Belt, Deutschland, Deutschland über alles, Über alles in der Welt!"

"Deutsche Frauen, deutsche Treue, Deutscher Wein und deutscher Sang."

"The University of Berlin had been greatly influenced by the successful French research institutes, such as the Ecole Polytechnique, that had been founded by Napoleon. It had, after all, been founded during the French occupation. One of the key mathematical ambassadors was a brilliant mathematician by the name of Peter Gustav Lejeune Dirichlet. Although he was born in Germany in 1805, Dirichlet's family was of French origin. A return to his roots took him to Paris in 1822, where he spent five years soaking up the intellectual activity that was bubbling out of the academies. Wilhelm von Humboldt's brother Alexander, an amateur scientist, met Dirichlet on his travels and was so impressed that he secured him a position back in Germany. Dirichlet was something of a rebel. Perhaps the atmosphere on the streets in Paris had given him a taste for challenging authority. In Berlin, he was quite happy to ignore some of the antiquated traditions demanded by the rather stuffy university authorities, and often flouted their demands to demonstrate his command of the Latin language."

"With the passing of John Paul II the youth of the whole world loses one of its greatest advocates."

"With deep gratitude and joy we welcome the election of the new Holy Father Pope Benedict XVI . The choice of Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger turns our Church in the right direction. We can be sure the Holy Father will continue the work of his predecessor and we know we can rely on him to guide the Church towards God with great responsibility."