But far more important to us than his economic achievement is his political achievement in converting his nation. only a few years ago infected with Nazism and all kinds of political radicalism. stepped in the philosophy of hatred. and punch drunk with an insane desire for world conquest. into a truly democratic republic. and to leading it to a peaceloving western orientation. willing and ready to defend with us the ancient western Christian culture against oppressive eastern communism. I know that many of my colleagues in the Senate agree with me that in Adenauer we have found a true friend of America. an ally whom we can trust. and I believe all of us would want. to help him solve the many problems which still beset this great leader. When he was asked which was his greatest problem today. he answered: The greatest problem that I have. and the problem that I simply cannot solve alone without outside help. is the problem to find housing for the millions of refugees and escapees of the Russian Zone. and for the hundreds of thousands who lost their homes through bombing. This is our most explosive social and political issue. and we must solve it if we want to create a peaceful and prosperous Germany. ready to assume its obligation in the defense of Western civilization. I know that all of us here have the same desire to help Germany again to become a strong nation. a peaceful nation. and a democratic nation. and I know that this goal cannot be achieved when millions of people remain homeless. forced to live in bunkers. caves. and dismal camps.
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