Admirable On The Large Scale ... Monstrous On The Small

Last night I watched the DVD of Night Of The Generals again (1967, Peter O'Toole & Omar Sharif ).

The movie includes a great quote, during the discussion between two detectives regarding a Nazi general possibly being a murderer.

Inspector Morand: But, murder is the occupation of Generals.
Major Grau: Then let us say what is admirable on the large scale is monstrous on the small.
Since we must give medals to mass murderers, why not give justice to the small ... entrepreneur.
-- The Night of the Generals (movie, 1967)

It reminded me of this quote from Uncle Joe Stalin.

A single death is a tragedy, are million deaths is a statistic.
-- Joseph Stalin

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