Down a Dark Road Quotes

“I understand, lieutenant. I share your feelings, your anger.” Jim read in Jürgen’s eyes that he truly did. Against his better judgment, Jim drew a deep breath, then continued. “What I wanted to say is that I believe we’re going to uncover a plot so devastating it would put a Greek tragedy to shame. I think we’re on the verge of unearthing a genocidal scheme that will cast a shadow over German society for generations. I’m sorry, I don’t mean to throw spears at you, sir.” “But maybe I deserve them. Perhaps all of us who never swore allegiance to the Party deserve them for not standing up to the man we let commandeer our nation.” “The trouble is, you realize such things only in hindsight, never as they’re happening, never as you’re going down the road.” “Maybe,” Jürgen said, his words almost a whisper, “the road was just too dark.” “It had to have been,” Jim said softly, though he couldn’t really imagine, couldn’t really envision, living in a police state where the ideology of a despot was the only credo acceptable, and dissenting beliefs and actions were deemed punishable by imprisonment . . . or worse.”
― H.W. "Buzz" Bernard, Down a Dark Road