Author: Chris Whittington
Date: 14:06:14 07/03/00
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On July 03, 2000 at 16:52:16, Mogens Larsen wrote: >On July 03, 2000 at 16:38:52, pete wrote: > >>Yes , it is really hard to believe ; something like Charlie Chaplin's film "The >>Great Dictator " and the inherent irony looks so obvious _now_ ; you can't >>believe anyone ever followed him as he was so dumb . >> >>But this is just an arrogant attitude probably . >> >>Easy to say that now ; to say you would have been able to find out too if you >>had to realize it when it happened is the _real interesting_ question ( and >>think of people like Chamberlain before rubbing it in ;-) > >The situation in Germany was quite unique, so evaluating it with hindsight >results in wrong conclusions as demonstrated by Chris. It is not sufficient to >look at speeches to conclude that the man was a fool, when you exclude the >surrounding circumstances at that particular point in time. That only displays >poor understanding of history. > >>all very cute , all very clever , and really fun to read , still you thought the >>original quote was made by an English man , didn't you ;-) ? > >I suspect your right. It's always a good idea to check your sources, before >trying to appear eloquent and knowledgeable; just to fall flat on your face. I suspect you're right. It's always an idea to check your grammar, before trying to appear eloquent and knowledgeable; just to fall flat on your face. Touche (with an accent on the last e) Chris Whittington > >Best wishes... >Mogens
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