We took this challenge before our Lord and our conscience, and it must be done, because this man, Hitler, he is the ultimate evil.

If our most highly qualified General Staff officers had been told to work out the most nonsensical high level organization for war which they could think of, they could not have produced anything more stupid that that which we have at present.

Long live our secret Germany!

Is there no officer over there in the Fuhrer's headquarters capable of shooting that beast!

You cannot expect people who have broken their spine once or twice to stand up straight when a new decision has to be made.

Two souls, alas! reside within my breast, and each withdraws from and repels its brother. [Ger., Zwei Seelen wohnen, ach! in meiner Brust, Die eine will sich von der andern trennen.]