The Actual Quote

Gravity's Rainbow, page 33.

"For God's sake, next you'll be consulting horoscopes."
"Hitler does."
"Hitler is an inspired man. But you and I are employees, remember. . . ."

I chose this quote because it encapsulates the mentality I see in most of the people around me. Leaders (people in positions of authority) are considered to be inspired--to have access to information and methods not available to ordinary people--and are unquestionable because of the opaqueness of their reasoning.

This quote demonstrates both the unquestioning attitude and the mental excuse that lets it happen. We just work here.

--Abe