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I think that the author means that 1989 marked the end of a very dark period in Germany that started in 1933, and that the end can't be talked about without understanding the beginning. I'm not entirely sure what your critique of the declaration of independence is. As far as I'm aware it was the first official position to recognize that human rights are a thing, even if the much later UN declaration made them more extensive and inclusive.