(649 quotes found)
“Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in any country.”
Hermann Goering
“Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.”
Martin Luther King Jr.
“To walk through the ruined cities of Germany is to feel an actual doubt about the continuity of civilization.”
George Orwell
“If my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew.”
Albert Einstein
“Punish France, ignore Germany, and forgive Russia.”
Condoleezza Rice
“Russia, France, Germany and China. They revere their writers. America is still a frontier country that almost shudders at the idea of creative expression.”
James A. Michener
“Germany must be a country which generates political ideas and leadership, which is capable of compromise, which is sovereign and yet knows that it needs its partners on both sides of the Atlantic.”
Horst Koehler
“The biggest trading partner of the United States is not West Germany or Japan, it's right here.”
Brian Mulroney
“The moment Germany rises as a great power, France gains a new importance as a cultural power.”
Friedrich Nietzsche
“A thousand years will pass and the guilt of Germany will not be erased.”
Hans Frank
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