In 1985, the President of Germany made a speech reflecting upon the Holocaust and Reconciliation
-On May 8, we must remember the Holocaust
-Remember the dead
-Remember the Jews
-Hitler was purely evil, and hate the Jews until the bitter end
-told his successor in his will to uphold the racial laws
-The deed was carried out by a small number, but ignored or supported by the masses
-People acted like they didn't know, but there is no way to be ignorant
-There is no such thing as guilt of a nation
-the guilt falls on the individuals
-Most Germans living today either had not been born or were small children during the atrocities of WWII
-They are not guilty, but their family names have been stained
-To move forward, we must accept the past and move on
-The Jews will always remember
-"Seeking to forget makes exile all the longer; the secret of redemption lies in rememberance"
-We must erect a memorial in our own feelings and hearts
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