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The dramatic events...
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which occurred in these last few hours...
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force me to overcome any hesitation...
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and uncertainty...
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and go ahead.
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In all these years...
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you know that I have had only one object:
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To hold on to
the unity and prestige of our firm.
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For that reason,
I always tried to adjust our work...
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and our structure...
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according to the circumstances.
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During the Great War, during peace...
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during...
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crisis.
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Now, in the face...
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of these recent dramatic events...
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I maintain...
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that it is more than ever necessary...
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to protect the Essenbeck Steelworks...
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from eventual political pressures...
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or from...
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even greater risks.
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You must admit
that I never yielded to this regime.
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And everybody knows I never had...
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and never will have a rapport
with that... gentleman.
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Nevertheless, in the interests
of the factory...
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our production activity...
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compels us to keep in daily contact...
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with these people.
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This is why I feel an indispensable need...
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to have at my side a man...