Thus they practised their method carefully: only a small dose to begin with, then a brief pause. Only a single pill at a time and then a moment of waiting to observe the effect of its strength, to see whether the world conscience would still digest this dose. And since the European conscience – to the hurt and shame of our civilization – eagerly accented its unconcern because, after all, these atrocities occurred “beyond the border,” the doses became progressively stronger until all of Europe finally perished from them.