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Hitler was such an anomalous character - he was so over-the-top chaotic in his approach to statesmanship, his manner and in the violence which overwhelmed the country initially. I think diplomats around the world... felt like something like that simply would not be tolerated by the people of Germany.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Approach Around By The People Chaotic Character Country Diplomats Felt Germany He His Initially Like Manner Over-The-Top Overwhelmed People Simply Something Statesmanship Think Tolerated Violence Which World Would I Think

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Yes, William E. Dodd was the - became the - America's first ambassador to Nazi Germany. Prior to that, he was a professor of history at the University of Chicago - mild-mannered guy.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Ambassador America Became Chicago First Germany Guy He History Prior Professor University William Yes

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The Lusitania is important, of course, because this is where Germany began its maritime campaign using this brand-new weapon. We have to appreciate how the submarine, as a weapon against civilian shipping, was a particularly novel thing - so novel that many people at the time dismissed its potential power, its potential relevance.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Against Appreciate Because Began Brand-New Campaign Civilian Course Dismissed Germany How Important Many Maritime Novel Particularly People Potential Power Relevance Shipping Submarine Thing Time Using Weapon Where

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At some point, I stumbled across my two main protagonists: William E. Dodd, a mild-mannered professor of history picked by Roosevelt to be America's first ambassador to Nazi Germany, and Dodd's comely and rather wild daughter, Martha, who at first was enthralled with the so-called Nazi revolution.

~Erik Larson

Topics: Across Ambassador America Daughter First Germany History Main Martha Picked Point Professor Protagonists Rather Revolution Roosevelt So-Called Some Stumbled Two Who Wild William

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The SA is, and remains, Germany's destiny.

~Ernst Rohm

Topics: Destiny Germany Remains

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Each had defended his own country; the Germans Germany, the Frenchmen France; they had done their duty.

~Ernst Toller

Topics: Country Defended Done Duty Each France Germans Germany Had His Own

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I am not saying that during the Second World War Germany did not, under the leadership of the National Socialist government, commit crimes.

~Ernst Zundel

Topics: Am Commit Crimes Did Germany Government Leadership National Saying Second Second World War Socialist War World World War I Am

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As I was growing up, you know, I'm a white Jewish American born to Holocaust parents. My father fled Nazi Germany in 1939 and my mother's family had fled the czars of Russia before that.

~Eugene Jarecki

Topics: American Before Born Family Father Germany Growing Growing Up Had Holocaust Jewish Know Mother Parents Russia Up White You

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My father left Nazi Germany a year after Dr. Kissinger, and so in my household he was very much an icon. He was a kind of immigrant success story, a refugee success story.

~Eugene Jarecki

Topics: After Dr Father Germany He Household Icon Immigrant Kind Kissinger Left Much Refugee Story Success Success Story Very Year

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One of the key problems is that the Germans know what they do because everywhere they go there's a 'made in Germany' label on it - they can feel proud of Volkswagens and Audis and Mercedes.

~Evan Davis

Topics: Because Everywhere Feel Germans Germany Go Key Know Label Made Mercedes Problems Proud

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