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date: 08 February 2025

Hanns Johst 1890–1978
German dramatist 

  1. Whenever I hear the word culture…I release the safety-catch of my Browning!
    often attributed to Hermann Goering, and quoted as ‘Whenever I hear the word culture, I reach for my pistol!’
    Schlageter (1933) act 1, sc. 1