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This is an entry in the 14th Fortnightly Topic Challenge.

Ha, nice, a new fortnightly challenge. What's more, it is about history! It seems that people didn't like sports that much, huh? Fortunatly, there are (good) puzzlrs around here who seem to lke history. Like @Sleafr, who alredy postd two questins for ths challnge. Hey, what is that? I ment @Slefar, of corse. No, @Sleafar * ! God dmmt, what's happnng with the vowls? It's lke I am a @JnMarkPrr post No, t's @JonMarkPerry * ! Argh, cm on I can't evn pzzle prprly, th pnctutin s gong awy! Sht I hv to do it fst: the goal f this puzzl is to fnd the reltion betwn thse five famos quotsFindthir authrs, andyo'll fndth relatn! k, evnth spacsre vnishng... Rmmbrths s taggd hstry...

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dsrfrmrpwrflthngnswdntltrpplhvgnswhshldwltthmhvds

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* : I'd like to thank them by the way, they inspired me to make this puzzle.

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    $\begingroup$ nice puzzle for a good fortnightly challenge! $\endgroup$
    – Beastly Gerbil
    Commented Aug 24, 2016 at 16:00
  • $\begingroup$ As a side note: According to Wikiquote the second quote is often misattributed. $\endgroup$
    – Sleafar
    Commented Aug 24, 2016 at 17:24
  • $\begingroup$ @Sleafar Interesting. Nonetheless, when we know the kind of man Churchill was, we can understand why the latter one is the most remembered :) $\endgroup$
    – IAmInPLS
    Commented Aug 25, 2016 at 9:49
  • $\begingroup$ @IAmInPLS Does that invalidate your puzzle or what? $\endgroup$
    – Buffer Over Read
    Commented Oct 5, 2016 at 0:08

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The quotes are:


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'When diplomacy ends, war begins' - Adolf Hitler

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'History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it' - Winston Churchill

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'Ideas are far more powerful than guns. We don't let our people have guns. Why should we let them have ideas?' - Joseph Stalin

4.

'The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs' - Charles de Gaulle

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'We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future' - Franklin D. Roosevelt

They are all quotes from:

The leaders of powers in WWII (1939-45):

Adolf Hitler - Leader of the Nazi Party and Chancellor of Germany (1933-45)
Winston Churchill - Prime Minister of Great Britain (1940-45/51-55)
Joseph Stalin - Leader of the Soviet Union (1920(s) -53)
Charles de Gaulle - Leader of France (1940-44)
Franklin D. Roosevelt - US President (1933-45)

Which is why it is part of the Fortnightly Topic Challenge

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    $\begingroup$ Since you guys already started an answer, Ill post number 4: The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs." - Charles de Gaulle $\endgroup$
    – Acerfire37
    Commented Aug 24, 2016 at 15:52
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    $\begingroup$ number 5 :Franklin D. Roosevelt — 'We cannot always build a future for our youth, but we can always build our youth for the future $\endgroup$
    – Acerfire37
    Commented Aug 24, 2016 at 15:56
  • $\begingroup$ Not just from WWII, but from the leaders of some of the major countries involved in WWII. $\endgroup$
    – Engineer Toast
    Commented Aug 24, 2016 at 16:13
  • $\begingroup$ @EngineerToast, good point $\endgroup$
    – Beastly Gerbil
    Commented Aug 24, 2016 at 16:14
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    $\begingroup$ Thnks @IAmInPLS, rlly njyd th pzzl! :) $\endgroup$
    – Beastly Gerbil
    Commented Aug 25, 2016 at 11:18
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Answer: Thanks to everyone as listed

First (Courtesy of @Beastly Gerbil) is:

"When diplomacy ends, war begins." - Adolf Hitler

Second row is

"History will be kind to me, for I intend to write it" - Winston Churchill

Line Three:

"Ideas are far more powerful than guns. We don't let our people have guns. Why should we let them have ideas?" - Joseph Stalin

Line four (Courtesy of @Acerfire37):

"The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs." - Charles deGaulle

Line five (Courtesy of @Juan Tomas):

"We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future." -Franklin D. Roosevelt

Answer: The relationship is

These are quotes of leaders in WWII

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    $\begingroup$ Number 4 is The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs." - Charles de Gaulle $\endgroup$
    – Acerfire37
    Commented Aug 24, 2016 at 15:54
  • $\begingroup$ Number 3 is "people" not "enemies" (at least in the puzzle) $\endgroup$
    – jdwhitfield
    Commented Aug 24, 2016 at 22:25
  • $\begingroup$ Good job to you sir :). @jdwhitfield is write, it is people indeed. It makes more sense when you know who said it ;)... $\endgroup$
    – IAmInPLS
    Commented Aug 25, 2016 at 6:13
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When diplomacy ends, war begins. (Adolf Hitler)


History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. (Winston Churchill)


Ideas are far more powerful than guns. We don't let our people have guns. Why should we let them have ideas? (Vladimir Lenin)


The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs. (Charles deGaulle)


We cannot always build the future for our youth, but we can build our youth for the future. (Franklin D. Roosevelt)

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  • $\begingroup$ Good job @JuanTomas ! I'll accept Beastly's answer since he gave the relationship the first. $\endgroup$
    – IAmInPLS
    Commented Aug 25, 2016 at 6:14

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