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| was responsible, always hoping that a situation would arise where some kind of a reasonable arrangement between the fighting parties would be possible. After the Soviet Union and America had started to participate in the war also, I was quite convinced that now it was a matter of life or death for Germany, of "to be or not to be," but I still hoped that the fight could be terminated by some sort of negotiations. But at the beginning of 1944, from conversations with my friends who had a certain insight into matters, it became clear to me that to continue the war would be nothing but a crime and a guilt incurred towards the German people. | |
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| JUDGE RICHMAN: Just a minute. Did
you ever become a member of the Party? DEFENDANT WEISS: No, Your Honor. |
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