‘Si monumentum requiris, circumspice,’ concludes Alan Bullock’s study of Hitler: ‘If you seek his monument, look around.’ The division of Germany, the exhaustion of British power, the entrenchment and paranoia of Soviet Russia, the denials
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“On April 17, 1975, Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge. Overnight, Cambodia became a blank spot on the map, sealed off from the rest of the world.”
― The Accidental Terrorist
― The Accidental Terrorist
“The universe is bad; and men are fools, never really all on the same side in any war.”
― Berserker
― Berserker
“All this natural misery,” Dr. Goodsir said suddenly. “Why do you men have to add to it? Why does our species always have to take our full measure of God-given misery and terror and mortality and then make it worse? Can you answer me that, Mr. Hickey?”
― The Terror
― The Terror
“There’s no use in denying it: this has been a bad week. I’ve started drinking my own urine.”
― American Psycho
― American Psycho
“It must be nice to declare yourself an emperor or whatever, and have people hurl themselves all over the galaxy to do everything for you.” “Can’t be nice to have someone bring you your brother’s corpse,”
― Berserker
― Berserker
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