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Dispatches for the Colonial Office
An Appeal to Our Ancestors
When this is over
…slumped in their seats fidgeting nervously, they no
longer resembled the arrogant leaders of old. They
seemed to be a drab assortment of mediocrities. It
seemed difficult to grasp that such men, when last you
had seen them, had wielded such monstrous power, that
such as they could conquer a great nation…
-Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third *****
When this is over
Teach us democracy, the dignity of work
Help us restore the sacred arts we banned
The books we burned, the images we forbade
The poetry we purged, the plays we feared to stage
When this is over
Free us from militias in our streets
The Black Marias, the concentration camps
The Reichskirche imposed by our government
The censorship to which we weakly submit
When this is over
Free us from our fears, share with us your strength
That we will never empower tyrants again