Truly, I am living in a time of darkness.

Wirklich, ich lebe in finsteren Zeiten!

Bertolt Brecht

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Topic

Barbarism World War II

Author

Bertolt Brecht

Source

To Those Born Later

Medium

Poem

Language

German

Time

1939 1930s 20th century

Occupation

Playwright Poet Writer

From

Germany Europe

Authentication Score 2

Citation

Brecht, Bertolt. "An die Nachgeborenen [To Those Born Later]." Die Neue Weltbühne, June 1939.

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The test of a vocation is the love of the drudgery it involves.

Logan Pearsall Smith

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Vocation Work

Author

Logan Pearsall Smith
Language
English
Time
1931 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Smith, Logan Pearsall. "Art and Letters." Afterthoughts. Constable & Company, 1931.

Another quote about World War II

France has lost a battle. But France has not lost the war.

Charles de Gaulle

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Topic
French Resistance World War II
Speaker
Charles de Gaulle
Source
To All French
Medium
Poster
Language
French
Time
1940 1940s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

De Gaulle, Charles. A Tous Le Francais [To All Frenchmen]. 3 Aug. 1940.

Another quote from 1939

The last mass trials were a great success. There are going to be fewer but better Russians.

Greta Garbo

Ninotchka

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Topic
Show trials Russian communism
Speaker
Ninotchka
Actor
Greta Garbo
Source
Ninotchka
Medium
Film
Genre
Romantic comedy (film) Romantic comedy
Language
English
Time
1939 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Ninotchka. Directed by Ernst Lubitsch, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1939.

Another quote originally in German

Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving.

Albert Einstein

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Topic
Life Bicycles Momentum Idleness

Author

Albert Einstein
Source
Letters of Albert Einstein
Medium
Letter
Language
German
Time
1930 1930s 20th century
Authentication Score 3
Citation

Einstein, Albert. "Letter to his son Eduard." Quoted in Einstein: His Life and Universe, by Walter Isaacson. Simon & Schuster, 2007. Originally from Letter to his Son Eduard, 5 Feb. 1930.