came realise – first astonishment, bitterness, finally indifference – — Erich Maria Remarque, Quiet Western Front

All Quiet on the Western Front Erich Maria Remarque

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We came to realise – first with astonishment, then bitterness, and finally with indifference – that intellect apparently wasn't the most important thing…not ideas, but the system; not freedom, but drill. We had joined up with enthusiasm and with good will; but they did everything to knock that out of us.

Erich Maria Remarque, All Quiet on the Western Front

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