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“I can fight only for something that I love. I can love only what I respect. And in order to respect a thing I must at least have some knowledge of it.”
— Adolf Hitler, book Mein Kampf
Variant: And I can fight only for something that I love, love only what I respect, and respect only what I at least know.
Source: Mein Kampf
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