The great armies, accumulated to provide security and preserve the peace, carried the nations to war by their own weight.

A racing tipster who only reached Hitler's level of accuracy would not do well for his clients.

If there had been a strong democratic sentiment in Germany, Hitler would never have come to power . [Germans] deserved what they got when they went round crying for a hero.

There is nothing nicer than nodding off while reading. Going fast asleep and then being woken by the crash of the book on the floor, then saying to yourself, well it doesn't matter much. An admirable feeling.

Human blunders usually do more to shape history than human wickedness.

If men are to respect each other for what they are, they must cease to respect each other for what they own.

The male clerk with his quill pen and copper-plate handwriting had gone for good. The female short-hand typist took his place. It was a decisive moment in women's emancipation.