pp. 17-18
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Hitler intends he told me to house as many of the unemployed as possible in barracks… and employ them in the service of the state at soldier's wages, of something like six cents a day with room and keep. This will serve two ends: re-begin general military training and raise a force of road-builders, etc. He intends to break up such great estates as are not now being cultivated by their owners and carry on an extensive colonization plan. This, however, is already being done by the present government.
— Dorothy Thompson
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This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "Hitler intends he told me to house as many of the unemployed as possible in barracks… and employ them in the service of the state at soldier's wages, of something like six cents a day with room and keep. This will serve two ends: re-begin general military training and raise a force of road-builders, etc. He intends to break up such great estates as are not now being cultivated by their owners and carry on an extensive colonization plan. This, however, is already being done by the present government." in the context of "pp. 17-18" to mean that wisdom is timeless.
Source: Wikiquote: "Dorothy Thompson" (Quotes, I Saw Hitler (1932))
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About Dorothy Thompson
Dorothy Celene Thompson (July 9, 1893 – January 30, 1961) was an American journalist and radio broadcaster. She was the first American journalist to be expelled from Nazi Germany, in 1934, and was one of the few female news commentators broadcasting on radio during the 1930s. She was the second wife of Sinclair Lewis, from 1928 to 1942.
About Dorothy Thompson
Dorothy Celene Thompson (July 9, 1893 – January 30, 1961) was an American journalist and radio broadcaster. She was the first American journalist to be expelled from Nazi Germany, in 1934, and was one of the few female news commentators broadcasting on radio during the 1930s. She was the second wife of Sinclair Lewis, from 1928 to 1942.
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