“You can talk to the man. He is reasonable, and sees your point of view, if you point it out properly.”

— Wilhelm Canaris

About speaking to Hitler. Quoted in "Hitler's Spies: German Military Intelligence in World War II" - Page 234 - by David Kahn - True Crime - 2000

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