"Hitler ... lacked the [inclination] for anything more than the occasional sensational display of emotion, in particular the great set-piece speech which mesmerized the mob and left him drained of ... energy."

-- John Keegan

#Energy Quotes #Pieces Quotes #Speech Quotes

“I was naÃ¯ve when I was young, I was sheltered. I had illusions about who I was going to be, delusions, and a little bit of pretentiousness. And I thought, "I'll write the guy like that. It'll allow me to make fun of everyone else if I make fun of myself."”
“Freedom of religion has been replaced by freedom from religion.”
“Only when the mind is free has the body a chance to be free. Yes, they must believe, they must believe. Because I know what it means to be a slave. I am a slave.”
“All extremes of feeling are allied with madness.”
“Swallow what's bitter in the cup and move on.”
“Times are ripe to discuss about the vote right, at least on an administrative level, for immigrant persons.”
“When I'm at work, I'm remembering what I forgot to do for the kids, and when I'm with the kids, I'm remembering what I forgot to do at work.”
“A university is not a service station. Neither is it a political society, nor a meeting place for political societies. With all its limitations and failures, and they are invariably many, it is the best and most benign side of our society insofar as that society aims to cherish the human mind.”

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