Reuters quote of the day, August 1

LONDON, July 31 (Reuters) Following is a notable quote from history. ''They would have been happy with a newsreel, as long as it showed swastikas.'' -- German film director Leni Riefenstahl in 1993. Riefenstahl directed a documentary about the 1936 Berlin Olympics which Adolf Hitler opened on August 1, 1936.

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