Hitler was such an anomalous character - he was so over-the-top chaotic in his approach to statesmanship, his … - Erik Larson

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The cares of today are seldom those of tomorrow, and when we lie down at night we may safely say to most of our troubles, "Ye have done your worst, and we shall see you no more. "

Erik Larson

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.

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Germans grew reluctant to stay in communal ski lodges, fearing they might talk in their sleep. They postponed surgeries because of the lip-loosening effects of anesthetic. Dreams reflected the ambient anxiety. One German dreamed that an SA man came to his home and opened the door to his oven, which then repeated every negative remark the household had made against the government.

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I was never concretely aware of the extent of anti-Semitism in the United States and in the upper levels of the State Department.

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I don't listen to music when I write, but I do turn on appropriate music when I read portions of my manuscripts back to myself - kind of like adding a soundtrack to help shape mood.

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I started reading the big histories and the small histories, the memoirs and so forth. At some point, I found the diary of William E. Dodd.

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The intermittent depression that had shadowed him throughout his adult life was about to envelop him once again.

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