--- title: "4 Hitler Quotes By Jessica Shattuck" description: "4 Hitler quotes by Jessica Shattuck. Plus more from Jessica Shattuck and more Hitler sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae6/jessica-shattuck-23206_hitler_hitler-was-a-lunatic-a-leader-whose-lowb_278183.jpg" --- > [“Hitler was a lunatic, a leader whose lowbrow appeal to people’s most selfish, self-pitying emotions and ignorance was an embarrassment for their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/hitler-was-a-lunatic-a-leader-whose-lowbrow-appeal-to-people-s-most/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae6/jessica-shattuck-23206_hitler_hitler-was-a-lunatic-a-leader-whose-lowb_278183.jpg) > [“They had wrung their hands over his dangerous conflations, his fervor, and his lack of humanity. But Freddy Lederer’s account was something…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/they-had-wrung-their-hands-over-his-dangerous-conflations-his-fervor/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a1b/jessica-shattuck-23206_quote_they-had-wrung-their-hands-over-his-dang_1578049.jpg) > [“For so long Marianne and Albrecht and many of their friends had known Hitler was a lunatic, a leader whose lowbrow appeal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/for-so-long-marianne-and-albrecht-and-many-of-their-friends-had-known/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b1/jessica-shattuck-23206_hitler_for-so-long-marianne-and-albrecht-and-ma_2729023.jpg) > [“For so long Marianne and Albrecht and many of their friends had known Hitler was a lunatic, a leader whose lowbrow appeal…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/for-so-long-marianne-and-albrecht-and-many-of-their-friends-had-known-2/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a88/jessica-shattuck-23206_government_for-so-long-marianne-and-albrecht-and-ma_3073624.jpg) ## Other authors on Hitler - [Gretl Braun 47 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitler/gretl-braun/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-alfred-nestor-21532.jpg) Alfred Nestor 28 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitler/alfred-nestor/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-l-shirer-95650.jpg) William L. 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As if their moments of truth—the decisions by…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/yet-here-they-were-carrying-groceries-holding-children-s-hands/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) > [“Hitler was a lunatic, a leader whose lowbrow appeal to people’s most selfish, self-pitying emotions and ignorance was an embarrassment for their country.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/hitler-was-a-lunatic-a-leader-whose-lowbrow-appeal-to-people-s-most/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) > [“Martin was swept up in the sound—no longer blood and bone, frozen feet and hungry belly, but an empty vessel filling with notes, carried…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/martin-was-swept-up-in-the-sound-no-longer-blood-and-bone-frozen-feet/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) > [“Americans can face the world with open arms, Marianne had once said, because the world hasn’t yet come to knock it down.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/americans-can-face-the-world-with-open-arms-marianne-had-once-said/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) > [“This music had been played and heard before and would be again, not only here in this church, but in places all over the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/this-music-had-been-played-and-heard-before-and-would-be-again-not/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) > [“Instead she squeezes Mary’s arm and appreciates her kindness. Her understanding. This is why people have children, even when they believe the world is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/instead-she-squeezes-mary-s-arm-and-appreciates-her-kindness-her/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) > [“Benita set the letter down. Connie - her dear Connie, whom she had never even said good-bye to. Whom she had hated - really…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/benita-set-the-letter-down-connie-her-dear-connie-whom-she-had-never/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) > [“They had wrung their hands over his dangerous conflations, his fervor, and his lack of humanity. But Freddy Lederer’s account was something new to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/they-had-wrung-their-hands-over-his-dangerous-conflations-his-fervor/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) > [“In the future, Martin will recall this night as the first time -- and one of the only times -- he ever saw Germans…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/in-the-future-martin-will-recall-this-night-as-the-first-time-and-one/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) > [“expedience could not take precedence over the pursuit of justice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/expedience-could-not-take-precedence-over-the-pursuit-of-justice/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) > [“her dearest friends were like dreams she had woken from. How had she missed so much?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/her-dearest-friends-were-like-dreams-she-had-woken-from-how-had-she/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) > [“There is not enough air in the room for Marianne and Elizabeth to share. They have learned this the hard way, but acceptance of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/there-is-not-enough-air-in-the-room-for-marianne-and-elizabeth-to/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) > [“Only when we prove that international law and the human rights of all mankind are greater than any villain can we vanquish evil.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/only-when-we-prove-that-international-law-and-the-human-rights-of-all/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) > [“Martin will recall this night as the first time--and one of the only times--he ever saw Germans crying in public, not at the news…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/martin-will-recall-this-night-as-the-first-time-and-one-of-the-only/) [Jessica Shattuck](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jessica-shattuck/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/hitler/jessica-shattuck/#itemlist", "name": "4 Hitler Quotes By Jessica Shattuck", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Hitler was a lunatic, a leader whose lowbrow appeal to people’s most selfish, self-pitying emotions and ignorance was an embarrassment for their country.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Jessica Shattuck" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jessica-shattuck/hitler-was-a-lunatic-a-leader-whose-lowbrow-appeal-to-people-s-most/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae6/jessica-shattuck-23206_hitler_hitler-was-a-lunatic-a-leader-whose-lowb_278183.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae6/jessica-shattuck-23206_hitler_hitler-was-a-lunatic-a-leader-whose-lowb_278183.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae6/jessica-shattuck-23206_hitler_hitler-was-a-lunatic-a-leader-whose-lowb_278183.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Hitler was a lunatic, a leader whose lowbrow appeal to people’s most selfish, self-pitying emotions and…” — Jessica Shattuck", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“They had wrung their hands over his dangerous conflations, his fervor, and his lack of humanity. 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