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7212 - Hjalmar Schacht Autograph Letter Signed from Nuremberg Prison: "The present catastrophe does not affect Germany only, but our whole civilization"
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Hjalmar Schacht Autograph Letter Signed from Nuremberg Prison: "The present catastrophe does not affect Germany only, but our whole civilization" ALS in pencil, in German, signed “Papa,” one page, 8 x 11.75, U.S. Government "Prisoner of War" letterhead, March 24, 1946. Handwritten letter to his daughter, Inge, written from Nuremberg Prison. In full (translated): "The post is erratic. So I am already writing today with view of the baptism and consecration. The greatest interest which fate has vouchsafed me is my children and that part of myself which is operative in them. You and your children will prove in due course whether it was worthless or otherwise. I know only that I have directed all my love on that. I have not experimented with defiance of the Eternal, but have striven in harmony with it, not just for the first time in old age. And I know that, in this, I am at one with you. If in a few months I quit my cell, I hope that our inner lives will draw even closer together. 'All good thoughts and wishes to you, your husband and children. Manci and I will be among you in spirit.' I have worries over Jens, from whom no news of any kind. Manci takes pains over him, and you certainly do so as well. The children will have no easy life. But they will try their strength and not renege. The present catastrophe does not affect Germany only, but our whole civilization. I was reading Nietzsche today, and was once again amazed by his confusion. Keep your love for me." Schacht writes his name, "Dr. Schacht," and Nuremberg internment address at the bottom. In fine condition Written five months before his acquittal, this is Schacht turning inward during the long wait for verdict, a father's letter shaped as much by philosophy and reflection on Nietzsche as by family news, sent home on the same standardized POW form issued to every prisoner in the compound regardless of rank or fate.
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