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We can no longer afford to take that which was good in the past and simply call it our heritage, to discard the bad and simply think of it as a dead load which by itself time will bury in oblivion. The subterranean stream of Western history
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“his adult life has proved to have no seasons, only changes of weather, and the older he gets, the less weather interests him.”
― Rabbit Redux
― Rabbit Redux
“Hitler’s technique of throwing out a torrent of statistics – correct, fabricated, or embellished – to support an argument made countering it extremely difficult.”
― Hitler: 1936-1945 Nemesis
― Hitler: 1936-1945 Nemesis
“What you haven’t done by thirty you’re not likely to do. What you have done you’ll do lots more.”
― Rabbit Redux
― Rabbit Redux
“the prosecution of an outstanding violation of the banking law would be the most salutary action that could be taken at this time. The feeling is that if the people become convinced that the big violators are to be punished it will be helpful in restoring confidence shaken by the Senate committee revelations.”
― 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation
― 1929: Inside the Greatest Crash in Wall Street History--and How It Shattered a Nation
“It was a problem that afflicted the entire dictatorship – up to and including Hitler himself. Only positive messages were acceptable. Pessimism (which usually meant realism) was a sign of failure. Distortions of the truth were built into the communications system of the Third Reich at every level – most of all in the top echelons of the regime.”
― Hitler: 1936-1945 Nemesis
― Hitler: 1936-1945 Nemesis
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