More than seventy-five years have passed since the end of World War II, but a question haunts Germany to this day: Can a country that produced Auschwitz and engineered the most ruthlessly efficient, systematic genocide in history ever be “normal”? Angela Merkel would likely answer in the affirmative—but with qualifications. Yes, but only if Germany continues to shoulder its responsibility as the perpetrator of one of history’s darkest chapters. Under her leadership, she has been determined to ensure it has. As a pastor’s daughter, she believes in the quiet and persistent work of everyday
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