Ulrich von Hassell

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled

Ulrich von Hassell

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Born	1881-11-12
Died	1944-09-08

German ambassador to Italy. Was involved in the July 20 plot to assassinate Hitler.

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Czech President Would Stand By Polish Invasion Of Nazi Germany 1933-04-22

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In a cable sent from von Hassell to von Neurath and von Hindenburg he stats that reliable sources close to Czech President Masaryk had stated that he would support Poland if they decided for a preemptive war against Germany.

Diet, injections,and injunctions will combine, from a very early age, to produce the sort of character and the sort of beliefs that the authorities consider desirable, and any serious criticism of the powers that be will be psychologically impossible. Even if all are miserable, all will believe themselves happy, because the government will them them that they are so.
-Bertrand Russell