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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (180849)	9/14/2001 3:04:03 AM
From: DOUG H	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

What were they referencing when the quote, "Evil can triumph when good men stand and do nothing" arose? On September 24, 1935, the Reichsvertretung published an article in the newspaper Jüdische Rundschau (Jewish Review). Written for Jews and Germans alike, it spoke about the ways in which "a tolerable relationship" could be established "between the German and the Jewish people." The Reichsvertretung, the commentary continued, was "willing to contribute to this end with all of its powers." This newspaper article was the Reichsvertretung's response to a speech by Hitler at the 1935 Nazi Party rally at Nuremberg on September 15. Hitler defended the German rearmament that had begun in the spring. He denounced Communists, then attacked Jews. Hitler contended that a threatening Jewish problem required the government "to bring about, by means of a singular momentous measure, a framework within which the German people would be in a position to establish tolerable relations with the Jewish people." If Jewish agitation continued despite the government's action, Hitler warned, "a new evaluation of the situation would have to take place." Although the words "establish tolerable relations" may have sparked some hope for Jews, Hitler had no diplomatic intentions. In fact, his "framework" consisted of three vice-tightening laws, which the Reichstag would soon enact unanimously