Word: trieglaff
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...small embarrassment at having to give them 30 marks' pocket money, the East Germans' skittishness at the approach of a Western newsman. Both East and West felt the urgency of the widening gap and tried to bridge it with words; white-haired Kirchentag President Reinhold von Thadden-Trieglaff, 68, of West Germany, spoke awkwardly in his opening speech of "the very special naturalness with which we greet our brothers...
...Said Dr. Reinold von Thadden-Trieglaff, president of the Kirchentag: "We do not want to hide the fact that the difficulties of conscience of those who are not allowed to proclaim their faith in full freedom weigh heavily upon us." ¶ Said Pastor Martin Niemböller, pointedly: "We must not extend brotherhood only to those with the point of view we like, but to all. We must understand even hardened criminals...
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