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Word: gerstorff (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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Former General Curt-Ulrich von Gerstorff rose to protest. Individuals cannot judge the justice of war, he said; "the individual can only know that every war-even the unjust war-is a threat to his fatherland. Do you expect the fire brigade to stop fighting the fire because the mayor of the town lit the fire himself? There is only one thing we can do: take care that the government is composed of peace-loving...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Sanctions for War | 3/5/1956 | See Source »

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