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> [Today, not a numerous, but an active part of the German people are beginning to realize, not that they have been led astray, not that bad times await them, not that the war may end in defeat, but that what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helmuth-james-graf-von-moltke/today-not-a-numerous-but-an-active-part-of-the-german-people-are/)

Helmuth James Graf von Moltke

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## Other authors on German People

## More by Helmuth James Graf von Moltke

> [Since National Socialism came to power, I have striven to make its consequences milder for its victims and to prepare the way for a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helmuth-james-graf-von-moltke/since-national-socialism-came-to-power-i-have-striven-to-make-its/)

Helmuth James Graf von Moltke

> [In the long run luck is given only to the efficient.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helmuth-james-graf-von-moltke/in-the-long-run-luck-is-given-only-to-the-efficient/)

Helmuth James Graf von Moltke

> [The Army is the most outstanding institution in every country, for it alone makes possible the existence of all civic institutions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helmuth-james-graf-von-moltke/the-army-is-the-most-outstanding-institution-in-every-country-for-it/)

Helmuth James Graf von Moltke

> [Today, not a numerous, but an active part of the German people are beginning to realize, not that they have been led astray, not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/helmuth-james-graf-von-moltke/today-not-a-numerous-but-an-active-part-of-the-german-people-are/)

Helmuth James Graf von Moltke

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