Hermann Goering Quote - Liberty Quotes Blog

"Guns will make us powerful;
butter will only make us fat."

by:	Hermann Goering (1893-1946) Commander-in-Chief of the Luftwaffe, President of the Reichstag, Prime Minister of Prussia and, as Hitler's designated successor, the second man in the Third Reich. [G�ring]
Date:	1936
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Categories:	Fascism, Guns, Nazi, Power, Tyranny, War
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Reader comments about this quote:

Nazis may have been more powerful with guns, but guns did not make them wiser. -- Joe, Rochester, MI
Goering ought to know. -- Brian Pelton, Seattle, WA
lol that is good!! right on goering!! -- Anonymous
money and military before home needs... classic -- Emma Eglington, Leeds, UK
"THAT GOERING OUGHT TO KNOW, -- Paula lois proche' mintz, Baton Rouge
A funny quote but too close to the mark. Arms are part of the Constitution in the U.S. There are those in our present government who hope to turn them to butter. A fatted populace ready for the slaughter. -- Jas Milan, San Mateo
-- simon, belast
As long as evil men have access to guns, so shall We The People. No disarmed people have ever been "free". -- J Carlton, Calgary