The Great Escape Quotes

“The British obviously overlooked the fact that an American only has to be sold on the idea that his cause is just and he is capable of anything.”
― Paul Brickhill, The Great Escape

“Funny people, the Germans. When you got them in a bunch they were all Nazis (they had to be), but when you got the little people by themselves and worked on them for a while they didn't have any morale underneath. Inside they seemed naked and defenceless.”
― Paul Brickhill, The Great Escape

“And it proves something that I believed then and know now--there is nothing that can stop a group of men, regardless of race, creed, color or nationality from achieving a goal once they agree as to what that goal is. The aftermath may be sheer, stark tragedy...but the point is, men working together can accomplish anything. " - George Harsh”
― Paul Brickhill, The Great Escape