World War II, the atomic bomb, the Cold War, made it hard for Americans to continue their optimism.
“We, the Social Democrats, are convinced that capitalism needs to be tamed a second time. The first time we achieved that in Germany for many decades with the social market economy. That is no longer enough. Now we need to do it in Europe and even globally.”
“I don't find offensive that I'm being labelled a babe by blokes. I'm absolutely flattered.”