Ulrike Meinhof quotes

Ulrike Meinhof was a German journalist and left-wing militant, best known as a co-founder of the Red Army Faction. Her activism and writings brought her to the forefront of radical politics in 1970s West Germany. She became a symbol of political resistance but also controversy due to her involvement in violent acts. Here are 8 of her quotes:

These are the strategic dialectics of anti-imperialist struggle: through the defensive reactions of the system, the escalation of counterrevolution, the transformation of the political martial law into military martial law, the enemy betrays himself, becomes visible.

Ulrike Meinhof

We are acting for those who are trying to free themselves from terror and violence. And if no means other than war remains for them, then we are for their war. And we are against those who escalate their terror up to the use of nuclear weapons, something currently being discussed in regard to Vietnam.

Ulrike Meinhof

In the moment when you become serious about solidarity with the Vietnamese, when you become intent on weakening the American position everywhere in the world, so that the Vietnamese people derive some benefit... then I really don't see the difference between the terrorism of the police that we have already experienced in Berlin and are threatened with now and the stormtrooper terror of the Thirties.

Ulrike Meinhof

The function of leadership in the guerrilla, the function of Andreas Baader in the RAF is orientation: not just to distinguish the main points from the minor ones in each situation but also to remain with the entire political context in all situations; to never lose sight, among technical and logistic details and problems, of the aim, which is the revolution.

Ulrike Meinhof

Dare to struggle; dare to win! Attack and smash the power of imperialism! It is the duty of every revolutionary to make the revolution!We call on all militants in the Federal Republic to make all American establishments targets of their attacks in their struggle against US imperialism! Long live the RAF!

Ulrike Meinhof

Objection is when I say: this doesn't suit me. Resistance is when I make sure that what doesn't suit me never happens again.

Ulrike Meinhof

The most important woman in German politics since Rosa Luxemburg.

Ulrike Meinhof