Quote by Russell Freedman Download Open image ““Germany was an ambitious young nation.”” — Russell Freedman ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 4.1 out of 5 (4 ratings) Copy quoteShare
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My most profound confidence is however based upon the fact that at the head of Germany there stands a man by his entire development,… — Alfred Jodl Copy Share Image
“The former East Germany hardly had a monopoly on complicity. Life’s every moment caught one out in one form or another.” — Paul Russell Copy Share Image
“The Germans puzzled me. What a waste. Was such a destitute, cruel world worth ruling?” — Jerzy Kosiński Copy Share Image
“Germans longed to be near shit, but not in it. This, as it turns out, is an excellent description of their role in the… — Michael Lewis Copy Share Image
Germany and France are pinning their hopes on young people, in terms of education, science and innovation. — Francois Hollande Copy Share Image
“There was a fetid atmosphere throughout the cities of Germany during the postwar years that laid its breath on all of the generation who… — Kathrine Kressmann Taylor Copy Share Image
“By giving Germans back a feeling of collective self-confidence, pride in their nation and themselves, a revived sense of community and the promise of… — Michael FitzGerald Copy Share Image
I visited the archeological site at the northern tip of Newfoundland. There is no question about it. It has been definitely determined that the… — Russell Freedman Copy Share Image
Anyone writing a picture-book biography of Lincoln has a different set of responsibilities from someone writing a biography for sixth-graders, say, or from a… — Russell Freedman Copy Share Image
If you're doing a good job as author, then you get the reader to engage in whatever speculation might be called for. And it's… — Russell Freedman Copy Share Image
I get letters from two kinds of readers. History buffs, who love to read history and biography for fun, and then kids who want… — Russell Freedman Copy Share Image
You always want to know what happened before you. It's a human instinct to know where you came from and what preceded you. — Russell Freedman Copy Share Image
The first encounter was when the Vikings came across 10 Indians taking naps under their overturned canoes - and the Vikings killed them. That… — Russell Freedman Copy Share Image
“By the end of 1914, after less than five months of combat, more than 600,000 soldiers on both sides had been killed on the Western Front.” — Russell Freedman Copy Share Image
I like to write about things that fascinate me because I believe that they will also fascinate my readers as well. — Russell Freedman Copy Share Image
I sensed that Confucius is an interesting character. This is someone who lived over 2,500 years ago and is still speaking to us. That… — Russell Freedman Copy Share Image
“Batteries of machine guns firing point-blank at assaulting troops could turn an infantry attack into a mass suicide.” — Russell Freedman Copy Share Image
I didn't learn Chinese to write 'Confucius.' That would've been a monumental task. I have three friends who can translate Chinese text for me;… — Russell Freedman Copy Share Image
“I have mo prejudice against the Southern people... They are just what we would ben in their situation. If slavery did not now exits… — Russell Freedman Copy Share Image
