Hjalmar Schacht Quotes
Wherever my work may take me in the near future even if you should see me one day within the fortress - you can always count on me as your reliable assistant.
Schacht, Hjalmar. "Letter to Adolf Hitler." 29 Aug. 1932. Reproduced in Trials of the Major War Criminals Before the International Military Tribunal, International Military Tribunal, 1947.
as the Democratic National Convention Parliamentarian The President, the leader of the Party, was concerned about the likely dispute over the seating of the Mississippi Delegation. The Parliamentarian was the officer who would make the legal rulings on the procedures of the convention. This quotation shows Johnson’s tough style. He wanted to be sure the Parliamentarian would rule the way Johnson wanted regardless of the rules. Boggs’ reply was “I just rule for Johnson. Period.” Johnson then used his influence and Boggs was elected as Parliamentarian.
Hjalmar Schacht was a German economist, banker, centre-right politician, and co-founder in 1918 of the German Democratic Party. He served as the Currency Commissioner and President of the Reichsbank under the Weimar Republic. He was a fierce critic of his country's post-World War I reparation obligations.
