"Many of the political jokes that circulated in the Third Reich were directed at Goering. He collected them [all] in a large leather notebook and delighted in re-telling most of them to his friends."

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Source : Richard Overy (2012). “Goering: Hitler's Iron Knight”, p.236, I.B.Tauris

Richard Overy

#Notebook Quotes #Political Quotes #Goering Quotes

“Though our challenges are fearsome, so are our strengths. Americans have ever been a relentless, questioning, hopeful people.”
“At Murry Bergtraum High I wanted to be as different from my father as possible. So I acted out in school, I was very anti-authority.”
“When a man is freed of religion, he has a better chance to live a normal and wholesome life.”
“The reason men rule is because women let them.”

Source : Jessica Zafra (1997). “Chicken pox for the soul”
“I've heard what people are saying, and it's a very weird thing. They're going into a realm where it's somethign that's almost ugly, rather than something that can be so beautiful.”
“Humans remain entirely atmosphere dependent, so there is no choice but to respond to extreme climatic behaviour and its many effects.”
“I will never cease advising my friends and enemies to read poetry before anything.”
“Love is the reason for it all.”

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