 How Franck welcomed an invitation to join our project ! It was a vote of confidence that far exceeded his hopes , and it gave him a chance to do his part for the cause of freedom . " It 's not the German people I 'm fighting " , he explained . " It 's the Nazis . They have a stranglehold over Germany . The German people are helpless until we can break the strength of their Nazi masters . " The chemists welcomed Franck as an elder scientific statesman whose guidance they were glad to follow . 
