The Twilight Zone, Season 4

The Twilight Zone (1959-1965) is an American television series created by Rod Serling. The original series ran for five seasons on CBS from 1959 to 1964 and remains in syndication to this day. As an anthology series, each episode presents its own se… more »

Benefactor:
He attacked you, Mr. Vollmer! He tore you to pieces! Your voice is that of a lion, but your instincts are those of a rabbit!

Peter Vollmer:
And you... what are you? You direct traffic from the darkness! You plan the battles but you're never there when they're fought! Why don't you come out in the light? Why don't you come out here alongside of me? Why don't you give me a name, and a face, and a reason WHY?!

Benefactor:
Mr. Vollmer! I was making speeches before you could read them! I was fighting battles when your only struggle was to climb out of a womb! I was taking over the world when your universe was a crib! And as for being in darkness, Mr. Vollmer.... I invented darkness! [steps into the light, revealing that he is Adolf Hitler]

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  • Martin Asiner
    Martin Asiner
    A powerful reminded that evil never dies nor does it go away. It just reappears in a new form for the next generation of the ignorant to absorb as the new gospel.
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