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They need only to look at him, hear his name, and the last of reason goes up in smoke. They sink into a state of befuddlement.

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They need only to look at him, hear his name, and the last of reason goes up in smoke. They sink into a state of befuddlement.

Tags: germany, hindenburg, history, nazi

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