Wilhelm Canaris Quotes
I only did my duty to my country when I tried to oppose the criminal folly of Hitler.
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It is the duty of every good officer to obey any orders given him by his commander in chief.
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The rule of joy and the law of duty seem to me all one.
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It is the duty of our men to enroll themselves in the national services. We need all our manpower for defence. For the military and... we need a quarter of a million men.
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I have always done my duty. I am ready to die. My only regret is for the friends I leave behind me.
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If you're asking me in a general context whether I'm for or against the burkini, the response is simple: I oppose the burkini.
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The liberties of our country, the freedom of our civil constitution, are worth defending against all hazards: And it is our duty to defend them against all attacks.
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Our duty is to be patient.
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The right to life is guaranteed to all Americans in the Declaration of Independence, and ensuring this is upheld is the Constitutional duty of all members of Congress.
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I believe that we don't need to worry about what happens after this life, as long as we do our duty here-to love and to serve.
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It is not necessary to replace a guillotined criminal: it is necessary to replace a guillotined social system.
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The newspaper is of necessity something of a monopoly, and its first duty is to shun the temptations of monopoly. Its primary office is the gathering of news. At the peril of its soul it must see that the supply is not tainted. Neither in what it gives, nor in what it does not give, nor in the mode of presentation, must the unclouded face of truth suffer wrong. Comment is free but facts are sacred.
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Unfortunately, my army consists of one unreliable criminal, one girl with a disability, and one incredibly foolish young vampire with a tanning issue. I am not confident.
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The farewell between Hitler and Mussolini at the station was very affectionate. Both men were moved.
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Woman's first duty in life is to her dressmaker. What the second duty is no one has yet discovered.
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Oh, duty is what one expects from others, it is not what one does oneself.
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Clearly the will of the people is that the Legislature make as its 'paramount' duty -- its top priority -- the education of all children. Not just some -- all.
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The criminal classes are so close to us that even the policemen can see them...
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Society often forgives the criminal; it never forgives the dreamer.
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A criminal trial is like a Russian novel: it starts with exasperating slowness as the characters are introduced to a jury, then there are complications in the form of minor witnesses, the protagonist finally appears and contradictions arise to produce drama, and finally as both jury and spectators grow weary and confused the pace quickens, reaching its climax in passionate final argument.
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The chief duty of governments, in so far as they are coercive, is to restrain those who would interfere with the inalienable rights of the individual, among which are the right to life, the right to liberty, the right to the pursuit of happiness and the right to worship God according to the dictates of ones conscience.
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Fishes that tipple in the deep, Know no such liberty.
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I only did my duty to my country when I tried to oppose the criminal folly of Hitler.
