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Henry Miller

The Teutons have been singing the swan song ever since they entered the ranks of history. They have always confounded truth with death.

Henry Miller

Truth

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Henry Miller suggests that the Teutons, a group historically associated with Germanic peoples, have been in decline or facing an end since they first appeared in recorded history. He also implies that they have consistently mixed up the idea of truth with the concept of death, confusing reality with finality or destruction.

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