I hoped that this general strike of the intellect would tear from the eyes of millions half-blinded the veil behind which the Nazis concealed the dangerous abyss toward which they were leading Germany. I left Plank with the dreadful knowledge that there was no way to stop the coming downfall of German science, and no remedy against the disgraceful readiness of so many to sell out the teaching and research. Plank himself felt that what was to come, must come. After a long silence, he went to his grand piano and played a Bach chorale, then he offered me his hand, and i left.