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Albert EinsteinIf my theory of relativity is proven successful, Germany will claim me as a German and France will declare that I am a citizen of the world. Should my theory prove untrue, France will say that I am a German and Germany will declare that I am a Jew.

—  Albert Einstein, 1879-1955, German-Jewish physicist

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VoltaireThis agglomeration which was called and which still calls itself the Holy Roman Empire was neither holy, nor Roman, nor an empire.

—  Voltaire, 1694-1778, French philosopher & writer

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Margaret ThatcherWe've beaten the Germans twice and now they're back!

—  Margaret Thatcher, 1925-2013, British Prime Minister

     (on Germany's reunification, in 1989, according to Chancellor Helmut Kohl)

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Michel TournierGermany is a machine for producing geniuses. Its crowning product was the German Jew which in suitably dramatic style it then tried to destroy.

—  Michel Tournier, 1924-2016, French writer

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Theodore AdornoA German is someone who cannot tell a lie without believing it himself.

—  Theodore Adorno, 1903-1969, German philosopher

Henry KissingerPoor old Germany. Too big for Europe, too small for the world.

—  Henry Kissinger, 1923-2023, American politician

Henry MillerHitler is no worse, nay better, in my opinion, than the other lugs. He makes the German mistake of being tactless, that's all.

—  Henry Miller, 1891-1980, American writer

Thomas MannDegenerated to a wretched level of the masses, the level of a Hitler, German Romanticism erupted into hysterical barbarism.

—  Thomas Mann, 1875-1955, German writer [Nobel 1929]

Personal Stories

Marlen DietrichThe Germans and I no longer speak the same language.

—  Marlen Dietrich, 1901-1992, German-American actress

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Proverbs

Polish ProverbGod made the man, devil made the German.

—  Polish Proverb

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Special Quotes

Better to be hated by the Turks than being loved by the Germans.

—  Croatian proverb

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Movie Quotes

Contempt (1963)The Odyssey needs a German director! Anybody knows that a German, Schliemann, discovered Troy.

—  from the film Contempt (1963)

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