Word: vaterland
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...real pride of nationhood to lift it finally above what Theologian Helmut Thielicke calls the "paralyzing complexes" about the past. With the world's curses at Hitler still ringing in Germany's ears, says Thielicke, "we still do not feel free to use a word like Vaterland uninhibitedly for fear of being misunderstood. And because we have a complex about it, many of us are even embarrassed by our national anthem - Deutschland uber Alles, though its original meaning was simply a child's declaration of love for his mother: 'You are the most beautiful land...
Herr Professor. Adenauer has governed West Germany since 1949. Many Germans regard him as the father in Vaterland. He seems to tower above them like some eternal Herr Professor, not to be argued with, only to be obeyed...
...everyone appreciated young Manning's independence and way of doing things. He was fired off the famed Leviathan (nee Vaterland) after a year at cross-purposes with the captain; on one ship, the stewards tried to poison him by dumping roach powder in his coffee. Says Manning: "I was an awful son of a bitch in those days." His hands still bear the scars of knives wielded by a stowaway and what Manning calls "various obstreperous members of the crew...
...German bishopric of Trier. So long as West Germany itself was destitute, Saarlanders cynically adopted the slogan, "Our hearts belong to Germany, but our stomachs feel for France." But as West Germany's standard of living improved, Saar stomachs as well as hearts felt drawn to the Vaterland. Last week matters came to a head when France gave Commissioner Grandval a fancy new title: ambassador to the Saar...
...Kunst rooms, or embarrassed to find that the Kitsch exhibit almost exactly reproduced their rooms at home. Sighed one onlooker: "It's so gezellig [cozy]." Snapped Director Wijsenbeek: "It's not gezellig. It's stuffy." The art critic of The Hague's Het Vaterland hedged: "The line between Kunst and Kitsch isn't always easy to draw...