Posted on 09/16/2008 5:33:48 AM PDT by Homer_J_Simpson
This includes the final transcript for a while (”Exchange is Frank”), as well as images of related articles. Then there is an update from Palestine that I accidently cropped. Sorry about that. Farther down are descriptions of a 5,000 year time capsule that includes a message from Einstein and a land speed record. And don’t forget to pick up some Palmolive to prevent middle aged skin.
[On] September 16, The German Foreign Office sent Confidential telegrams to its embassies in Washington and several other capitals.
Fuehrer told Chamberlain yesterday he was finally resolved to put an end in one way or another to the intolerable conditions in Sudetenland within a very short time. Autonomy for Sudeten Germans is no longer being considered, but only cession of the region to Germany. Chamberlain has indicated personal approval. He is now consulting British Cabinet and is in communication with Paris. Further meeting between Fuehrer and Chamberlain planned for very near future.
Toward the end of their conference Chamberlain had extracted a promise from Hitler that he would take no military action until they had again conferred. In this period the Prime Minister had great confidence in the Fuehrer's word, remarking privately a day or two later, "In spite of the hardness and ruthlessness I thought I saw in his face, I got the impression that here was a man who could be relied upon when he had given his word."
William L. Shirer, The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, Pg. 386-387
And what did Hitler say privately about the meeting? "Our enemies are little worms, I saw them in Munich."
...the intelligence and character of the masses are incomparably lower than the intelligence and character of the few who produce something valuable for the community” - Albert Einstein.
Leave it to Einstein to not mince words. Too bad things have not changed much on that front.
Reminds me of Obama talking to Ahmadinejad.
Only in our worst nightmare.
Vote McPalin!
As Priam to Achilles for his son,
So you, into the night, divinely led,
To ask that young men’s bodies not yet dead,
Beg given from the battle not begun.
Chamberlain, savior of the world.... Again, we see hope trumping evidence.
Poets Laureate should probably steer clear of current events as inspiration for their work. Otherwise they might end up looking ridiculous.
"This is due to the fact that the intelligence and character of the masses are incomparably lower than the intelligence and character of the few who produce something valuable for the community."
How very much in line with the other despotic forces of the day....
"However, the production and distribution of commodities is entirely unorganized, so that everybody must live in fear of being eliminated from the economic cycle, in this way suffering for the want of everything."
Didn't the Soviets have this problem solved by 1938? And then there is this -
"We . . . utilized power also in order to relieve humanity from all tiring muscular work."
I used power to trim my hedge last week. My muscles beg to disagree with Professor Einstein about the tiring part.
Sad but true, every year "middle aged skin" looks more and more attractive from here. ;-)
Don’t be a wimpy half-and-half drinker! Get those B vitamins!
I don’t care for beer at all.
Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.