"a strong strain of madness ran in his family" in German A strong strain of madness ran in his family. In seiner Familie gab es eine starke Veranlagung zu Geisteskrankheiten. Detailed translations for "a strong strain of madness ran in his family" A strong strain of madness ran in his family. A strong strain of madness ran in his family. In seiner Familie gab es eine starke Veranlagung zu Geisteskrankheiten.