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“The purpose of the Reichsautobahnen is to become the roads of Adolf Hitler.”

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Fritz Todt was a German engineer born on September 4, 1891, and died on February 8, 1942. He had a significant impact in the fields of military engineering and construction in Germany, particularly during World War II. more

“The car is not a rabbit or a deer that jumps around in sweeping lines, but it is a man-made work of technology in need of an appropriate roadway. Rather, the car resembles a dragon fly or any other jumping animal that moves shorter distances in straight lines and then changes its direction at different points.”

Men Needs Made Different Moving Lines Animal Technology Car Distance Appropriate Dragons Jumping Rabbits Deer Straight Lines Sweeping

Author:Fritz Todt

“The German landscape is something unique that we cannot disturb and have no right to destroy. The more densely populated our 'living space' becomes with settlements, the greater our hunger will grow for unspoilt nature. The ever increasing spiritual damage caused by life within the big city will make this hunger practically uncontrollable... when we build here on this the landscape of our homeland we must be clear that we will protect its beauty; and in places where this beauty has already disappeared, we will reconstruct it.”

Bigs Spiritual Grows Space Cities Clear Greater Protect Unique Hunger Landscape Damage Homeland Settlement Big Cities Uncontrollable

Author:Fritz Todt

“Camera phones threaten to turn everyone into amateur paparazzi. We are witnessing our personal space shrink because of the way technology is being used.”

Way Used Turns Space Technology Cameras Phones Shrinks Paparazzi Personal Space

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“It's easy to tell who the folks are that don't believe in evolution. They're the ones who have refused to participate in it.”

Believe Easy Evolution Don't Believe Folks

Author:Daniel J. Solove

“Herat, 8 December. What a day it was! God save me from any more adventures on a drained stomach.”

Adventure Stomach December Save Me Drained

Author:Robert Byron

“All tragedies are finished bya death, All comedies are ended bya marriage; The future states of both are left to faith.”

States Left Comedy Tragedy Finished

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“The mountains look on Marathon And Marathon looks on the sea; And musing there an hour alone, I dreamed that Greece might still be free.”

Looks Stills Might Hours Sea Mountain Marathon Greece Musings

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“But after being fired at once or twice, The ear becomes more Irish, and less nice.”

Nice Ears

Author:Robert Byron

“All present life is but an interjection, An'Oh!'or 'Ah!'of joy or misery, Or a 'Ha! ha!'or 'Bah!'a yawn or 'Pooh!' Of which perhaps the latter is most true.”

Life Is Joy Misery Latter Present Life

Author:Robert Byron

“Reports about very innocent people being thrown into detention, where they could be held for years without any representation or charges, is distressing.”

People Years Innocent Reports Thrown Representation Distressing Detention

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