Hannah Vogt: The Burden of Guilt (1961)
- Written during a resurgence of anti-semitism when German teachers began to teach the history of Naziism again
- she believed that trust could only be reestablish if Germans faced the passedthrough self-examination adn repudiation
Excerpt from the conclusion of The Burden of Guilt
- a nation must learn from its past, esp. Germany
- Greeks new that if people in a nation stopped being free and ruling themselves, a tyrrant would take over
1. all people should be educated and participate in politics
- lack of political participation allowed Hitler to gain power
- People must be patient with steady progress, not hope for sudden miracles
- people must constantly control the power of those in charge
- parties should seek maximum cohesion
- a respected opposition party is necessary
- law must be based on justice
- international politics should be balanced and consistant
1. Hitler had made and broken treaties without care
2. He had also thought that force was the only useful method for international politics
- they have to deel with the challenge of reunifying Germany after Hitler split it
- they need to regain the trust of other countries
- although they can never get rid of the past, they can shape a peaceful and prosperous future
- they should respect human life and remember the dead who suffered because of Germany's past actions
1. they should not try to minimize these crimes
- they must welcome those Jews who were beginning to return to Germany at that time
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