There is no reason to believe that Milch was not absolutely sincere in his idealistic belief in Imperial Germany. Its destruction, however, caused a fundamental change in him: idealism in Erhard Milch was extinguished forever. From this period on, Milch became more and more the slave of his own ruthless ambition.

It was true enough, he did not appear ashamed - merely worried about his own immunity from trial as a war criminal.

He is a shrewd, Napoleonic, short man, who is very affable, but as poisonous as hell with his affability.

The enemy knows that he must wipe out our fighters. Once he has done that, he will be able to play football with the German people.

In the course of history, there have been three radicals: Jesus Christ, Don Quixote, and... me.

I was appalled that the San Francisco ethic didn't mushroom and envelope the whole world into this loving community of acid freaks. I was very naive.

The darkness drops again; but now I know That twenty centuries of stony sleep Were vexed to nightmare by a rocking cradle, And what rough beast, its hour come …