Re: who invented "arbeit macht frei"?

Andrew Clark wrote:
> "John Dean" <john-dean@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote
>
>> Why does that omission make Wikipedia unreliable?
>
> I said: "Wikipedia is not generally to be regarded as a
> wholly reliable source, especially in this case". And, yes,
> in this case Wikipedia is not wholly reliable.

And the other sources I quoted? Simce they make no reference to the
undisputed facts Wikipedia *does* record, are they less reliable than
Wikipedia?
>
>> It doesn't say it *wasn't* used in 1928. It says it was
>> used as the title of a novel in 1872 and subsequently
>> used by the Nazis in the 30s. I take it you don't
>> dispute that information?
>
> Thus implying, wrongly, that the Nazis took the phrase from
> the book. Which is wrong. Hence my remark.

There's no such implication in Wikipedia except in your imagination.

Still waiting for your supporting evidence on the use of the slogan in
official documents from 1928 ...
--
John Dean
Oxford
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