It even predated a unified German state, which is why it says what it does. The point is not "Germany above other peoples", but for Germans to put Germany above individual German states like Bavaria or Wuerttemberg (which I strongly oppose, but that's another matter).
It even predated a unified German state, which is why it says what it does. The point is not "Germany above other peoples", but for Germans to put Germany above individual German states like Bavaria or Wuerttemberg (which I strongly oppose, but that's another matter).