Joseph Wurtenbaugh > Quotes

“leniency Hitler received in 1923. He regretted that he had not been exiled or executed, according to the law.”
― Joseph Wurtenbaugh, A Prophet Without Honor: A Novel of Alternative History

“a funny, silly man who would have been pathetic if he hadn’t hurt so many people so badly. His regime unraveled so fast when it did unravel, that in hindsight he seems ridiculously small.”
― Joseph Wurtenbaugh, A Prophet Without Honor: A Novel of Alternative History

“criminal psychopath of the most loathsome and despicable type.”
― Joseph Wurtenbaugh, A Prophet Without Honor: A Novel of Alternative History

“He is just a small flea near the arsehole of history, he said, and a loud fart will destroy him.”
― Joseph Wurtenbaugh, A Prophet Without Honor: A Novel of Alternative History

“Why had we been willing to tolerate and accept these crimes when Hitler was in the seat of power?”
― Joseph Wurtenbaugh, A Prophet Without Honor: A Novel of Alternative History

“He used the sheer magnitude of the lie to his benefit. He transformed the energy he had to exert to force himself to believe this preposterous hypocrisy into a manic, hysterical rage that swept aside all opposition, including his own awareness of the truth.”
― Joseph Wurtenbaugh, A Prophet Without Honor: A Novel of Alternative History

“American politician”
― Joseph Wurtenbaugh, A Prophet Without Honor: A Novel of Alternative History

“Beer Hall Putsch (now sacred history in Nazi lore).”
― Joseph Wurtenbaugh, A Prophet Without Honor: A Novel of Alternative History

“members to deify him. He had systematically eliminated any independent thinkers or persons with contrary views. He had surrounded himself with mediocrities and sycophants, men who were accustomed to agree with his every opinion.”
― Joseph Wurtenbaugh, A Prophet Without Honor: A Novel of Alternative History