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What does it mean?
Canaris describes a man who hated Hitler's system and war.
In plain terms
He hated the regime and the violence it caused.
What can you take from it?
Humanity can exist even within oppressive systems.

Where it applies

  • political opposition
  • moral judgment
  • historical memory

Putting it to work

  • reject violence
  • remember individuals

Questions to consider

  • Can you hate a system and serve it?
  • What defines a human being?

Another view

Personal views may not reflect actions.

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