"In a time of great danger, all types of people move into leadership poistions.
"Look at the times we have been through: first the war, then the difficulties of post war life, inflation und terrible poverty. Add to all that unemployment.
"When people are engulfed in a horrible existence and see the future as a grey and impossible, then they will listen to the promises of people they know nothing about".
That is a quote from the father of the Scholl siblings, who were involved in distributing leaflets in Munich in 1942 opposed to the Nazis.
Featured Post
Samuel Johnson spot on on the horror of dull people
Johnson was a genius. This is a brilliant quote. Just think of all the times you are bored out of your mind listening and watching people wh...
-
Dominican priest Philip McShane died in St Vincent’s Hospital in Dublin on Wednesday, October 18. We talk about people dying with their boot... -
Seósamh Laurence Collins died in Tallaght University Hospital in the early hours of Monday morning, January 22. Larry, as he was known in t... -
Dominican priest Leo Donovan died in Kiltipper Woods Care Centre, Tallaght on Saturday morning, February 17. Leo had been over two years in ...
No comments:
Post a Comment