31 Quotes by Robert M. Edsel

World War II had exposed millions of young American men and women to the art and architecture of Europe and Asia and almost overnight created an interest in and appreciation for the arts that would normally require generations to nurture.

Winston Churchill had grasped Eisenhower’s hand and told him, with tears in his eyes, “I am with you to the end, and if it fails we will go down together.

I suppose the stern and the cruel ones rule the world. If so, I shall be content to try to live each day within the limits of my conscience and let great plaudits go to those who are willing to pay the price for it.”7.

There are fights that you may lose without losing your honor; what makes you lose your honor is not to fight. -Jaques Jaujard.

A good start, a willingness – even eagerness – to work beyond the call of duty, a sense of fair play, and a recognition of opportunities before and when they arrive.

The identity and infrastructure of the nations of Europe had to be rebuilt, and the restitution of artwork was a vital component.

More than anything, the Nazis robbed families: of their livelihoods, their opportunities, their heirlooms, their mementos, of the things that identified them and defined them as human beings.

He was a modernizer, in other words, who never forgot the importance of the individual people behind the machines. His.

Those who had benefited from the false stories of Altaussee had been working behind the scenes to defeat the petition. Without.