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Henri Nannen, Stern's publisher since its founding in 1948, first reacted with scorn, declaring on German television: "The Federal Archives is not God Almighty." But he soon calmed down and admitted, "We have some reason to be ashamed." He announced that "there won't be a single word about these diaries in the next issue." He promised, however, to "make an attempt to uncover the history of this forgery for our readers," adding, somewhat needlessly, "We have no reason to protect the swindler...
...catalyst of the finest nuclear study yet, but his efforts might have paid off better had they come sooner. Public education works best when it is both subtle and early. The belated Harvard presence--the white knight from Cambridge come to rescue the nuclear debate--could well invite scorn among its would-be readership...
...Israel's mandate emerged from her own populace to whom firm answers were due Where other nations have demed responsibility not only for the cites of other people but for the anguish of their own. Israel here elects to stand public trial, public verdict and public scorn...
...later, and when the sister proved her loyalty enough to become a Red Guard member, she faced the anguish of finding that her new political group persecuted families such as hers. Always, the Liangs did their best to fulfill the communist ideal, but the family continued to suffer the scorn of society...
...recalls feeling guilt for nursery school wrondoing until told, "Chairman Mao has forgiven you." Later he goes on a pilgrimage to the civil war mountain stronghold of Mao, and on another to Peking, where he glimpses the party leader, Far from presenting a cool, outsider's perspective, or reactionary scorn, Liang's descriptions of these journeys are filled with personal pleasure and excitement...