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False Deity “ By his deification of the leader and the State, and his contempt for all other people, the German tries a short cut to the solution of the problem of evil, says The Lancet. Differing opinion held between fellow nationals is felt to be dangerous because mutual confidence, which springs from tolerance of difference, is lacking. But the strength which comes from the crude dichotomy of good within and evil without is brittle because it is based on a denial of the truth, though for a time it may be strong in deeds. It breaks when its action is delayed or frustrated, because the whole structure of belief is based on the omnipotence of the leader and the State. Even temporary failure is a menace to that peace of mind—that armistice 'Of inner conflict—which denies humanity and human rights to foreigners, for delay in the attainment of success may show that fate is an avenger of wrong. Our adversaries ha' e chosen a way of resolving their own difficulties which has plunged the world into misery, and their \ evil designs are furthered by traitors who, criminologists tell us, are
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Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21232, 1 October 1940, Page 4
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194TOPICS OF THE DAY Waikato Times, Volume 127, Issue 21232, 1 October 1940, Page 4
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