"In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin" Quotes
"In the Garden of Beasts" follows William E. Dodd, the first American ambassador to Nazi Germany, and his family's experiences as they witness Hitler's rise to power in 1930s Berlin.
history | 448 pages | Published in 2011
Quotes
What a strange and lovely world it is, I thought. What a world of nuance, anomaly, and contradiction.
The world was full of signs and wonders that occurred only in the interval when you were not looking.
Courage is contagious. When a brave man takes a stand, the spines of others are stiffened.
The most dangerous worldviews are the worldviews of those who have never viewed the world.
To think what is true, to sense what is beautiful, and to wish what is good, here is a goal for all rational beings.
It was as if a kind of madness had overtaken the city.
No one is more dangerous than he who imagines himself pure in heart.
History is made in the moments when decisions are made, not in the moments when they are being recorded.
To understand everything is to forgive everything.
It was the kind of moment that made one feel very small and the world very large.
