Arnulf Baring, as quoted in "Migrant crisis brings out big-hearted ‘Generation Merkel’" (9 September 2015), by James Shotter and Jeevan Vasagar, Financial Times
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We [Germans] want to prove that we are good people. Even if no one wants to be reminded of this, the good that we do has to be seen in relation to the crimes that we initiated.
— Germans
What It Means
This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "We [Germans] want to prove that we are good people. Even if no one wants to be reminded of this, the good that we do has to be seen in relation to the crimes that we initiated." in the context of "Arnulf Baring, as quoted in "Migrant crisis brings out big-hearted ‘Generation Merkel’" (9 September 2015), by James Shotter and Jeevan Vasagar, Financial Times" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Germans" (Quotes, B)
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About Germans
Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe, who share a common German ancestry, culture and history. German is the shared mother tongue of a substantial majority of ethnic Germans.
About Germans
Germans are a Germanic ethnic group native to Central Europe, who share a common German ancestry, culture and history. German is the shared mother tongue of a substantial majority of ethnic Germans.
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