Views and Personal Qualities
Hallstein was described as quiet, introverted, sober, and rational, and he was sometimes perceived as cold and excessively intellectual. As civil-service head of the foreign office he was described as strict and hard-working, respected rather than liked, but honest, straightforward, and dependable, disciplined, with a keen intellect, excellent command of language, and formidable debating skills. People who knew him, praised his ability to explain things lucidly, in speech and writing. He lived frugally. He was described as being characterized by a sense of duty, circumspection, and dependability. Franz Josef Strauss called him one of the last Prussians (referring to his values of loyalty and duty).
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