In 1918 and 1919 numerous new parties were beginning to form as a result of the revolution of 1918 in Germany and the economic collapse of the German states. ... The poet Stefan George voiced a widespread mood when, in 1921, he prophesized an age which "Brings forth the one who helps, the Man And at the same time mapped out his tasks for him: He bursts the chains, restores on fields of rubble His order, scourges those who've gone astray Back to eternal justice, where the great Is great again, and master once more master Obedience reigns, and on the people's banner Pins...

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