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No one can morallyjudgeanother. I t is only where the other seems to me like myself that the closeness reigns which in free communication can make a common cause of what finally each does in solitude. The assertion of another’s guilt cannot refer to his conviction, only to certain acts and modes of behavior. , acts and behavior. (b) T h e question is in which sense can a group be judged, and in which sense only can an itzdividwl. I t clearly makes Sense to hold all citizens of a country liable for the results of actions taken by their state.
Unity by force does not avail; in adversity it fades as an illusion. Unanimity by talking with and understanding each other, by mutual toleration and concession leads to a cornmunity that lasts. What we have mentioned and shall develop in subsequent discussions are typical traits. No one needs to classify himself. Anyone who feels himself referred to does so on his own responsibility. OUTLINE OF SUBSEQUENT Drscussrom W e want to know where we stand. W e seek to answer the question, what has led to our situation, then to see what we are and should be-what is really German-and finally to ask what we can still want.
The horizon has shrunk. People do not like to hear of guilt, of the past; world history is not their concern. They simply do not want to suffer any more; they want to get out of this misery, to live but not to think. There is a feeling as though after such fearful suffering one had to be rewarded, as it were, or at leastcomforted,but not burdened with guilt on top of it all. The aggravation of distress by the indictment (of ( 21 1 the German people) is notirrelevant, or a mere cause of anger. W e want to see clearlywhetherthisindictment is just or unjust, and in what sense.
