On 25-1-2017 14:00, Bald Eagle wrote:
> Of interest to me, in addition to his work in computer science, are his other
> thoughts and writings - in the blue box.
>
> http://www.cs.utsa.edu/~wagner/knuth/
>
>

Yes, especially the Infrequently Asked Questions address fundamental 

speech is very much to the point.

Curiously, I am reading at this moment "Irmina", a comics book (I feel 
uncomfortable with the term 'comics' in this context) by German author 
Barbara Yelin, which precisely addresses the attitude of common German 
people during the Third Reich period. If an English version is available 
I can warmly recommend it.

The IAQ also has parallels with the ongoing discussions in the 
Netherlands about the role and attitude of the majority of common people 
during the Second World War concerning the deportation and subsequent 
massacre of the Jews. The answers so far are not comfortable at all.

-- 
Thomas

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