"The butchering may continue as it will, it shall remain the historical guilt of the Western powers that they did not promptly provide the sharpest preventative measures against the continued attack-politics Germany undertook. Possibilities existed for this, but no measures were seized upon."

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Source : Diary entry, May 29, 1940.

Friedrich Kellner

#Historical Quotes #Guilt Quotes #Germany Quotes

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Source : "We Have Met the Enemy and He Is PowerPoint" by Elisabeth Bumiller, www.nytimes.com. April 26, 2010.
“For myself I don't like the geisha look. It's like a mask.”
“My life wasn't beautiful and creative before I became politically active. My life was totally changed when I began to struggle.”
“I hope that I am winning a way which others will keep open.”

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