But there was always more to Schmidt’s outlook on the world: As a son of Germany’s largest port city, he was a committed internationalist, genuinely interested in what lay beyond our borders. As a student of Popper, and carrying the memories and scars of the catastrophe of the Nazi years, he was acutely aware throughout his life of both the strengths and the vulnerabilities of our open societies.
但这并不是施密特世界观的全部：出身于德国最大的港口城市，他是一位坚定的国际主义者，对国境以外的事务表现出浓厚的兴趣。身为波普尔的学生、背负着纳粹时代的沉重记忆和灾难伤痕， 终其一生他都对我们开放社会的优势和弱点有着最敏锐的认识。