"Erz hat stets ein Reich stark gemacht, Butter und Schmalz haben höchstens ein Volk fett gemacht."
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über die Fettlücke, Rede am 7. Dezember 1935 in der Hanseatenhalle Hamburg, in: Europäische Revue, Band 12, Stuttgart/Berlin 1936, S. 138 books.google
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