"In the heat of the Russian summer a sleeping car is the most horrible instrument of martyrdom imaginable."

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"In the heat of the Russian summer a sleeping car is the most horrible instrument of martyrdom imaginable."

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"My dear Excellency! I have not gone to war to collect cheese and eggs, but for another purpose."

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"I honored the fallen enemy by placing a stone on his beautiful grave."

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"Everything depends on whether we have for opponents those French tricksters or those daring rascals, the English. I prefer the English. Frequently their daring can only be described as stupidity. In their eyes it may be pluck and daring."

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"Of course no one thought of anything except of attacking the enemy. It lies in the instinct of every German to rush at the enemy wherever he meets him, particularly if he meets hostile cavalry."

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"I have had an experience which might perhaps be described as being shot down. At the same time, I call shot down only when one falls down. Today I got into trouble but I escaped with a whole skin."

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"It is a pity that my collection of trophies contains not a single Russian."

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"The English had hit upon a splendid joke. They intended to catch me or to bring me down."

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"Now I am within thirty yards of him. He must fall. The gun pours out its stream of lead. Then it jams. Then it reopens fire. That jam almost saved his life."

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"Of course, with the increasing number of aeroplanes one gains increased opportunities for shooting down one's enemies, but at the same time, the possibility of being shot down one's self increases."

Time

"I never was good at learning things. I did just enough work to pass. In my opinion it would have been wrong to do more than was just sufficient, so I worked as little as possible."

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