In the aftermath of World War II, a group of idealistic Frenchmen bent on reconciliation with their former enemy declared that France would have “the Germany she deserved.” That is, German behavior would be a function of how France behaved toward its defeated neighbor.
第二次世界大战后，一群理想主义法国人下决心与从前的敌人和解，他们说，“德国值得拥有”。也就是说，德国的行为将是法国如何对待其战败邻国的结果。