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An Interview with President Lehmann: “Little Drops Fill the Glass”

Lisa Mayerhöfer

6 June 2013

Apolitical culture? No such thing, says Klaus-Dieter Lehmann. In this interview, the president of the Goethe-Institut explains why culture is not a playground for artists and intellectuals, when dealing with authoritarian regimes becomes volatile, and why we should save our breath on mere appeals for Europe.

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