"Adolf Hitler is probably the last of the great adventurer-conquerors in the tradition of Alexander, Caesar and Napoleon, and the Third Reich the last of the empires which set out on the path taken earlier by France, Rome and Macedonia. The curtain was rung down on that phase of history, at least, by the sudden invention of the hydrogen bomb, of the ballistic missile and of rockets that can be aimed to hit the moon."

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Source : William L. Shirer (2011). “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich”, p.12, RosettaBooks

William L. Shirer

#Taken Quotes #Moon Quotes #Rome Quotes

“Never forget that your days are blessed. You may know how to profit by them, or you may not, but they are blesses.”
“A garden is a symbol of man's arrogance, perverting nature to human ends ...”
“Writing checks for charities is necessary and important. But it can't compare with corporal works of mercy, which are infinitely greater.”
“People look at me as spiritual... but I am also very logical, very business-minded. The two come together.”
“Influence means power, and I don't want that. Whatever happens, here we do our own thing and put it out there for people to take or leave. We're not doing anything to influence them.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“Don't be agnostic - be something.”
“Down in the south, it's how we find the brownfield sites without taking too much land take to meet the tremendous demand for housing, and that's what I've done.”
“A grand jury would 'indict a ham sandwich,' if that's what you wanted.”

Source : "A Jurist's Prudence: A Q&a With Sol Wachtler". Interview with Morgan Pehme, cityandstateny.com. December 17, 2014.

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