I cannot concieve any greater cause of a future war than that the German people surrounded by a mob of small states, many of them consisting of peoples who have never previously set up stable govenments themselves, but each containing large masses of Germans
David Lloyd George former Prime Minister of Britian
It is quite a mistake to suppose that Hitler has seized power. All that has happened is that we have given him a job.
Franze von Papen German Vice-Chancellor, 1933
Only a madman would consider the possibility of war between the two states(France and Germany) for which, from our point of view, there is no moral of rational ground.
Chancellor Adolf Hitler, 1933
Hiler's higley intelligent and therefore would not be prepared to wage a world war.
Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister, to U.S. Ambassador Kennedy, 1939
The Rhur will not be subjected to a single bomb. If any bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Goring: you can call me Meier!
Hermann Goring, Aug 9, 1939
Pearl Harbor will never be attacked from the air.
Admiral Charles H. Mcnorris, Dec 3, 1941
The Soviet Union is militarily liquidated with this last gigantic blow we are dealing it. I stake my personal reputation on the accuracy of this report.
Otto Dietrich, Reich Press Chief, Oct 9, 1941
It is assumed there are no enemy carriers in waters adjacent ot Midway.
Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, IJN, the morning of the battle of Midway, June 4, 1942
(On the atomic bomb) That is the biggest fool thing we have ever done. The bomb will never go off, and I speak as an expert in explosives.
Admiral William Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief, to President Truman, 1945.
David Lloyd George former Prime Minister of Britian
It is quite a mistake to suppose that Hitler has seized power. All that has happened is that we have given him a job.
Franze von Papen German Vice-Chancellor, 1933
Only a madman would consider the possibility of war between the two states(France and Germany) for which, from our point of view, there is no moral of rational ground.
Chancellor Adolf Hitler, 1933
Hiler's higley intelligent and therefore would not be prepared to wage a world war.
Neville Chamberlain, British Prime Minister, to U.S. Ambassador Kennedy, 1939
The Rhur will not be subjected to a single bomb. If any bomber reaches the Ruhr, my name is not Hermann Goring: you can call me Meier!
Hermann Goring, Aug 9, 1939
Pearl Harbor will never be attacked from the air.
Admiral Charles H. Mcnorris, Dec 3, 1941
The Soviet Union is militarily liquidated with this last gigantic blow we are dealing it. I stake my personal reputation on the accuracy of this report.
Otto Dietrich, Reich Press Chief, Oct 9, 1941
It is assumed there are no enemy carriers in waters adjacent ot Midway.
Vice Admiral Chuichi Nagumo, IJN, the morning of the battle of Midway, June 4, 1942
(On the atomic bomb) That is the biggest fool thing we have ever done. The bomb will never go off, and I speak as an expert in explosives.
Admiral William Leahy, Chief of Staff to the Commander in Chief, to President Truman, 1945.
