Paul Schmidt (born 9 August 1931) is a German middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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Paul Schmidt is a German middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.
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Paul Schmidt (born 9 August 1931) is a German middle-distance runner. He competed in the 800 metres at the 1956 Summer Olympics and the 1960 Summer Olympics.
“You can see that there were no strong characters surrounding Hitler. There were only weaklings like Ribbentrop, Funk, and so forth. Hitler wanted a silent audience. Even Goering, who superficially gives the appearance of a strong man, was in reality a childlike, weak character who was known as a dope addict in the inner circles.”
“Our foreign policy was an improvisation. Like Schacht's financial policy, it lacked foresight. The Nazis kept talking about a thousand-year Reich, but they couldn't think ahead for five minutes!”
“The forty-eight hours after the march into the Rhineland were the most nerve-racking in my life. If the French had then marched into the Rhineland, we would have had to withdraw with our tails between our legs, for the military resources at our disposal would have been wholly inadequate for even moderate resistance.”
“The Jewish question is no question of humanity, and it is no question of religion; it is solely a question of political hygiene.”
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