When apprehensions abroad threatened the success of the Nazi regime for conquest, it was the duplicitous Ribbentrop, the salesman of deception, who was detailed to pour wine on the troubled waters of suspicion by preaching the gospel of limited and peaceful intentions.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker claims Ribbentrop deceived others by preaching peace while serving a conquering regime.
- In plain terms
- Ribbentrop pretended to want peace while hiding conquest plans.
- What can you take from it?
- Deception is used to ease suspicion during aggressive acts.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Was the peace rhetoric merely a tool?
- How does deception serve political goals?
Another view
This view relies on hindsight and one perspective.
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