Karl Lueger, who was the mayor of Vienna,

维也纳市长卡尔·鲁伊格
whom I mentioned before, was one of the worst in that period.

我曾提到过他他在那段时期臭名昭著
I've given this chilling quote before,

我也提过他那令人寒心的话
but I'll say it again.

我在这里再说一遍
He's the one who said, "I decide who is a jew."

他曾说道 "我来决定谁是犹太人
The liberalism that had been in Vienna in the earlier period

维也纳早期的自由主义
was hardened,

后来也变得冷酷
like Hitler,

就像希特勒一样
became hardened into just a vast intolerance.

变得冷酷狭隘执迷不悟
But at the time he said that these two menaces were known to him,

但他说当他知道这两大威胁时
he was struggling.

他在奋斗
He wanted to be the man in leadership of the German Reich.

他想领导德意志帝国