Erik Schmidt > Quotes

“Over the years, people have begun to see Hitler's ascendancy for what it was: the lawful arrival of a party leader promising ambitious national rebuilding, safety from nefarious outsiders, and a return to Germany's glory days. Germans' acceptance of Hitler was catastrophic, but it wasn't an otherworldly phenomenon. It was a substantially democratic one, which is why it remains such a sore in our consciousness.”
― Erik Schmidt, Black Tulip: The Life and Myth of Erich Hartmann, the World's Top Fighter Ace

“Hatred seeps into a fragile society like water into concrete. The more cracks, the more seepage.”
― Erik Schmidt, Black Tulip: The Life and Myth of Erich Hartmann, the World's Top Fighter Ace