Just how much of a Nazi was Philip Johnson?
David Morris
fqmorris at gmail.com
Thu Nov 8 13:50:13 CST 2018
Yes.
On Thu, Nov 8, 2018 at 12:26 PM Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com>
wrote:
> What... wait... the architect?!
> On Wed, Nov 7, 2018 at 11:41 AM David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> https://archpaper.com/2018/11/mark-lamster-philip-johnson-man-glass-house/
> >
> > Quotes from The Man in the Glass House, released today, author Mark
> > Lamster, that provide insight into Philip Johnson's Nazi past:
> >
> > “The Nazis were ‘Daylight into the ever-darkening atmosphere of
> > contemporary America.’” Philip Johnson, pg. 165
> >
> > “Submission to an artistic dictator is better than an anarchy of selfish
> > personal opinion.” PJ, pg. 93
> >
> > “When interviewed in 1942, Johnson’s former secretary Ruth Merrill told
> the
> > FBI that Johnson believed ‘the fate of the country’ rested on his
> > shoulders, and that he wanted to be the ‘Hitler’ in the United States.”
> > ML, pg. 139
> >
> > David Morris
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