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Edited to replace original incorrect Herzog attribution with my own version that correctly attributes the quote

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[–] [email protected] 271 points 1 month ago (28 children)

Note:

He never said that. This quote is from William Pannapacker, a professor of American literature at Hope College in Holland, Michigan.

https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/werner-herzog-germany-quote/

[–] [email protected] 47 points 1 month ago (7 children)

Ah, figures. I should know better than to post quotes without checking if they're attributed correctly

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Ah, figures. I should know better than to post quotes without checking if they’re attributed correctly

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Why don't you correct it then? (Eg, either delete your post, or replace the linked image with an updated one that attributes the quote correctly.)

This isn't facebook; please don't post years-old misattributed quote memes.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Would have cost you exactly 0 € to not be a cunt, but here you are.

I didn't correct it because I was away from my computer for an extended period – the current version has a different image and is correctly attributed. I didn't delete it because then the existing conversation in the comments would have also gotten nuked, exactly the same reason the mod didn't delete it either.

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