The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich: A History of Nazi Germany
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The dynamism of Hitler's savage instincts, the driving force of the Nazis' brutal will, these were new, frightening, overpowering.William L. Shirer
Hitler had a certain genius for intuiting the thoughts and feelings of the masses, and for saying what they longed to hear.William L. Shirer
It was the misfortune of the German people and of Europe and eventually of all mankind that the democratic leaders failed to judge either the facts or the man.William L. Shirer
For scarcely ever before in German history, even in the darkest days of defeat, were so many brave, decent, earnest people, in every walk of life, so misled by their government.William L. Shirer
To those of us who are not Germans, it has been a perennial puzzle how the German people, loving and gentle as so many of them are, could fall a prey to Hitler.William L. Shirer
There is something otherworldly about totalitarian systems and dictators themselves.William L. Shirer
In Nazi Germany, for the first time, the world saw a modern dictatorship make the emergence of such indeterminate terror a guiding principle of government.William L. Shirer
Nature, it became frighteningly clear in Nazi Germany, can be defiled and assaulted by the politics of man, by his greed for power, his insensate hate.William L. Shirer
They nourished the creative spirit, but they were also, as we must never cease to remind ourselves, capable of producing Hitler and the Third Reich.William L. Shirer
In the Third Reich every German girl was taught, first and foremost, that her true place in life was to become a good wife and mother.William L. Shirer
The Third Reich, which Hitler promised would last for a thousand years, has gone with him.William L. Shirer
I am still haunted by the piercing challenge of that time: Would we learn from this tragedy of history, or would we forget?William L. Shirer