“And therefore I say to you, in these last words, you may not hear from me again for a few months. I say, Es lebe Deutschland! Heil Hitler, and farewell.”

— William Joyce

End of Joyce's last broadcast (His voice heavily slurred due to an apparent state of intoxication)

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British fascist and propaganda broadcaster 1906–1946

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“You may hear people say that submarines have done away with the battleship, and that aircraft have annulled the mastery of the sea. That is what our pessimists say. But do you imagine that the clumsy submarine or the fragile aeroplane is really the last word of science?”

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You can't hear me.
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You can't hear what I'm saying to you.”

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“Shut up!" Eve yelled from somewhere upstairs. "Jackass!"
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“And therefore I say to you, in these last words, you may not hear from me again for a few months. I say, Es lebe Deutschland! Heil Hitler, and farewell.”

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