“…The position at present is as follows: 35 per cent. of the people have held on to everything they possessed before the war (in effect they are relatively better off than before, because the remainder are poorer); about 25 per cent. have insufficient to maintain a decent standard of life, but, through their association with the owners of property and the means of production, they are just able to carry on; 40 per cent of the Germans have nothing but their ration cards. [] This is indeed a situation in which a social revolution is possible. [] The fact that this revolution has not yet broken out is not merely due to the bayonets of the victorious Powers; Germans, although driven to extremes of frightfulness by Hitler, are nevertheless by nature inclined to develop by constitutional and peaceful means. …”

“…Das bedeutet aber, daß das Volk auf schmale Ration gesetzt wird! [] [] Was nützt das volle Fenster? …”

“…Sie können also ihre Anhängerschaft politisch noch zum Funktionieren bringen, auch wenn sie für eine Zeit ihre Partei in den Hintergrund treten lassen. [] Die Partei aber, die nichts weiter ist als Demokratie, als rational und konkret politisch, ist die Sozialdemokratie. …”