Paul von Hindenburg Quotes
It is impossible for our working people to maintain their full strength if they do not succeed in obtaining a sufficient supply of fat, allotted to them on a proper basis.
Hindenburg, Paul von. Letter to Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg. 17 Jan. 1917. The Fall of the German Empire, 1914-1918, edited by Ralph Haswell Lutz, vol. 2, Stanford UP, 1932, p. 195.
Paul Ludwig Hans Anton von Beneckendorff und von Hindenburg, was a German general and statesman who led the Imperial German Army during World War I and later became President of Germany from 1925 until his death in 1934. During his presidency, he played a key role in the Nazi seizure of power in January 1933 when, under pressure from advisers, he appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor of Germany.