Erich Maria Remarque
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Erich Maria Remarque (1898-06-22 – 1970-09-25) was the pseudonym of German author Erich Paul Remark.
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- Aber das ist wohl so, weil ein einzelner immer der Tod ist — und zwei Millionen immer nur eine Statistik.
- The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic.
- Der schwarze Obelisk (1956)
- This quote has also been attributed to Joseph Stalin, but no source for this has been found.
- Variant: One death is a tragedy. A million deaths is just a statistic.
- The death of one man is a tragedy, the death of millions is a statistic.
