I love a good quote - Democratic Underground

rockybelt

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Thu Nov-29-07 06:05 PM
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I love a good quote

"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 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. This is easy. All you have to do is tell them they are being attacked, and denounce the pacifists for a lack of patriotism and exposing the country to danger. It works the same in every country.

Hermann Goering, Hitler's Reich-Marshall
at the Nuremberg trials after WWII

To announce that there must be no criticism of the President, right or wrong, is not only unpatriotic and servile, but is morally treasonable to the American public.

Teddy Roosevelt 1918

Stop throwing the Constitution in my face.
It's just a goddamned piece of paper.

George W. Bush Dec 9, 2005

Don't you just love a good quote?

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denem

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Thu Nov-29-07 06:08 PM
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1. Goering's quotation is timeless

Edited on Thu Nov-29-07 06:13 PM by lamprey

unfortunately and very accurate. I think I have seen a better translation though.

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stellanoir

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Thu Nov-29-07 06:10 PM
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2. Not to be a personification of the grammar police or anything

but "quote' is a verb . Quotation is a noun.

eom

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denem

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Thu Nov-29-07 06:13 PM
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3. Thanx :)

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rockybelt

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Fri Nov-30-07 12:09 AM
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5. So I guess

there has to be verbage police.

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denem

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Thu Nov-29-07 06:17 PM
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4. Goering at Nuremberg

A more complete translation:

Naturally the common people don't want war; neither in Russia, nor in England, nor in America, nor in Germany. That is understood. But after all, it is the leaders of the country who determine 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 any country.

http://thinkexist.com/quotes/hermann_goering/

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rockybelt

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Fri Nov-30-07 12:11 AM
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6. That's what I like about DU

The information that you end up is accurate.

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