Arbeit macht frei: - Fredrick Töben

MR MARGO: It’s the case, is it not, that right up to this moment it’s a
dilemma for you, whether you should tell what you described as the truth
or obey the law. That is the orders of the court. That’s correct, isn’t it?
Dr Töben: It is not correct because that is your dilemma, because you
have not read the full context. I say the Zionist Talmudist to this question,
do I tell the truth or do I obey the law? They say, ‘Obey the law, obey the
law, obey the law.’ The Hegelians, they say, ‘Tell the truth and obey the
law,’ and this is the course I had been taken throughout these
proceedings. To tell the truth and obey the law, not just to obey the law.
MR MARGO: I put it to you that that’s a dishonest description of your
position, Dr Toben, because you know very well that if you obeyed the
orders of Branson J, and if you honoured your undertaking to Moore J,
you could not tell the truth as you see it, about the Holocaust on your web
site?
Dr Töben: Mr Margo, you are raising issues here. You are eliminating the
normal dialectics of Hegel. You are adopting the Marxist Talmudic
dialectic process.
HIS HONOUR: Dr Toben, it would be easier if you simply answered Mr
Margo’s question, if you wouldn’t mind?
Dr Töben: Could he repeat that again, please?
HIS HONOUR: If you would put it again, Mr Margo?
MR MARGO: Could the question be read back if there is anybody who
could …
HIS HONOUR: No.
MR MARGO: I’ll withdraw ..
HIS HONOUR: Well, I’ll put the - I think I can remember the question.
Is it not the case, Dr Toben, that if you are obliged to comply with the
order of Branson J and honour the undertaking you gave to Moore J, you
would not be able to tell the truth, as you understand the truth?
Dr Töben: I have problems understanding what that question actually
implies or even if it states that if I follow the orders …
HIS HONOUR: Are you saying you can’t understand the question?
Dr Töben: I’m having problems …
HIS HONOUR: Are you saying you can’t understand the question?
Dr Töben: Because what I …
HIS HONOUR: No, is that what you’re saying? You can’t understand it?
Dr Töben: I’m trying to follow what you’re saying.
HIS HONOUR: No, no, I’m just asking you. Can you not understand the
question? You can say yes or no to that?
Dr Töben: I would like to hear it again. I can’t …
HIS HONOUR: Well, I’ll ask the question again, but if you can’t
understand, say so. The question that Mr Margo asked, and I’m
paraphrasing, is that if you complied with the order that Branson J made
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