Friedrich Kellner (1885–1970) German Justice inspector
March 26, 1945; Vol. 2, p. 920.
Diary (1939 - 1945)
“All political parties die at last of swallowing their own lies.”
Quoted in [Garnett, Richard, Life of Emerson, 1888, http://www.poemhunter.com/john-arbuthnot/quotations/poet-32922/page-1/, 1888, Chapter 7]
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