“We are for the first German national state of a socialist nature!”
Joseph Goebbels (1897–1945) Nazi politician and Propaganda Minister
1930s, Die verfluchten Hakenkreuzler. Etwas zum Nachdenken (1932)
“Jesus was the first socialist, the first to seek a better life for mankind.”
As quoted in The London Daily Telegraph (16 June 1992)
1990s
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Jean Cocteau (1889–1963) French poet, novelist, dramatist, designer, boxing manager and filmmaker
Diary of an Unknown (1988)
“That is the first thing to learn — not to seek.”
Jiddu Krishnamurti (1895–1986) Indian spiritual philosopher
1960s, Freedom From The Known (1969)
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Life and Human Nature.
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Kurt Warner (1971) American football quarterback
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Variant: Thus it is that in war the victorious strategist only seeks battle after the victory has been won, whereas he who is destined to defeat first fights and afterwards looks for victory.
Source: The Art of War, Chapter IV · Disposition of the Army