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...belated government press handouts the hush-hush Opera conclave had three objectives: 1) to combat a lying press campaign against Germany which Herr Hitler believed was being launched abroad; 2) to reassure citizens of the Saar that Germany is the ideal country for them to join; 3) to flabbergast the world with a fresh, monster demonstration of German loyalty to the Realmleader. After Orator Hitler's speech, according to the State's handout, "he was rewarded with spontaneous applause. One might well say that surely treason does not lurk about him. Only loyalty stands watch over...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: GERMANY: Operatic Mystery | 1/14/1935 | See Source »

...Also it is said of him that while his heart entitles him to the respect and even the affection of mankind, the quality of his intellect is such as constantly to flabbergast his best friends...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: New Books: Nov. 17, 1924 | 11/17/1924 | See Source »

...mooted question; the fact that the French delegate agreed to the decision of the reparation commission is encouraging. It money from various nations is put into such a loan, an even more powerful interest will be taken in the stability of debtor Germany. To be sure it may flabbergast the fire-eating French politician and the isolationist agitator at Washington, but then--they are not to be taken too seriously...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FLABBERGASTED? | 6/5/1922 | See Source »

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