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“He asked Ribbentrop if he knew what a ‘yes-man’ was. Yes, said Ribbentrop, in German it means ‘a man who obeys orders and is obedient and loyal’. Unwittingly he had produced an epitaph for Nazi officialdom.” quote by Ann Tusa — Download Open image

““He asked Ribbentrop if he knew what a ‘yes-man’ was. Yes, said Ribbentrop, in German it means ‘a man who obeys orders and is obedient and loyal’. Unwittingly he had produced an epitaph for Nazi officialdom.””

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