Even Today I Am Not Ashamed To

Today We Rule Germany, Tomorrow, The World.

I Speak In The Name Of The Entire German People When I Assure The World That We All Share The Honest Wish To Eliminate The Enmity That Brings Far More Costs Than Any Possible Benefits. It Would Be A Wonderful Thing For All Of Humanity If Both Peoples Would Renounce Force Against Each Other Forever. The German People Are Ready To Make Such A Pledge.

In A War The Last Thing The English Know Is How To Practice Fair Play.

For The Greater A Man's Works For The Future, The Less The Present Can Comprehend Them; The Harder His Fight, And The Rarer Success. If, However, Once In Centuries Success Does Come To A Man, Perhaps In His Latter Days A Faint Beam Of His Coming Glory May Shine Upon Him. To Be Sure, These Great Men Are Only The Marathon Runners Of History; The Laurel Wreath Of The Present Touches Only The Brow Of The Dying Hero.

I Had So Often Sung 'deutschland U:ber Alles' And Shouted 'heil' At The Top Of My Lungs, That It Seemed To Me Almost A Belated Act Of Grace To Be Allowed To Stand As A Witness In The Divine Court Of The Eternal Judge And Proclaim The Sincerity Of This Conviction.