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“Why is the German nation behaving so apathetically in the face of all these most abominable, most degrading crimes?
“Hardly anyone even gives them a second thought. The facts are accepted as just that and filed away. And one more time, the German nation slumbers on in its indifferent and foolish sleep and gives these fascist criminals courage and opportunity to rage on—which of course they do.…
“It is his apathetic conduct that gives these sinister people the possibility to carry out their deeds. He tolerates this ‘government’ that has incurred such infinite guilt.
“Each man wishes to be acquitted of his complicity—everyone does so, then lies back down to sleep with a calm, clear conscience. But he may not acquit himself. Everyone is guilty, guilty, guilty!
“But it is not too late to rid the world of this most awful of all miscarriages of government, in order to avoid incurring even more guilt.”
—The White Rose Leaflet #2
