- This is clearly shown by the fact that traditional philosophers believe that there is nothing in our understanding that wasn’t first in our senses. However, it’s clear that we’ve never had the ideas of God or the soul through our senses. It seems to me that those who try to understand these ideas through imagination are like people trying to hear sounds or smell odors using only their eyes. In other words, while sight, smell, and hearing all provide similar levels of certainty, neither imagination nor the senses can assure us of anything without the involvement of our understanding.
- Elvis Presley in Germany (german-way.com)
When Elvis Presley walked off an army troop ship in Bremerhaven, West Germany on October 1, 1958, he was only 23 years old. It was his first (and only!) trip beyond the USA and Canada, courtesy of his local draft board in Memphis, Tennessee. His 17-month stay in Germany would be a pivotal period in his life and career.