I have no great quickness of apprehension or wit which is so remarkable in some clever men, for instance Huxley
I joined the party because I was a revolutionary, not because of any ideological nonsense.
Naturally, the common people don't want war. . . but after all it is the leaders of a country who determine the policy, and it is always a simple matter to drag the people along, whether it is a democracy, or a fascist dictatorship, or a parliament, or a communist dictatorship. Voice or no voice, the people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. That is easy. All you have to do is to tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country.
The people can always be brought to the bidding of the leaders. . . tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the peacemakers for lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger.
We will go down in history either as the world's greatest statesmen or its worst villains.
God gave the savior to the German people. We have faith, deep and unshakeable faith, that he [Hitler] was sent to us by God to save Germany.
Hitler used to come to my house once in a while for a cup of coffee, and because I led a normal life, he would leave at about 9 p. m. . . . However, Hitler used to spend practically all of his nights, sometimes until four a. m. , with Goebbels. . . . God knows what evil influence Goebbels had on him during those long visits.
Everything has been for the [President] election for the last couple of months. Since the Democratic National Convention, it's been a dead run to get out as much content as possible and do as much as possible. Then, I go back to writing the screenplay I was working on, which is an original piece - a period piece that I will hopefully finish a couple of months after that, and hopefully I can convince some unsuspecting fool studio to buy.
Since at least the Middle Ages, philosophers and philologists have dreamed of curing natural languages of their flaws by constructing entirely new idioms according to orderly, logical principles.
Research shows the presence of women raises the standards of ethical behavior and lowers corruption.
I love telling stories, that's it. I love it. That's the word I would choose to describe what I love the most.