Quantum Jump

In President Reagan's March 1983 "Evil Empire" speech, when he talked about the evil empire, he did not make this line up himself, but was quoting from Northern Ireland novelist and poet, C.S Lewis 1942 Screwetape Letters, which said "The greatest evil is not done now in those sordid 'dens of crime' that Dickens loved to paint. It is not even done in concentration camps and labor camps. In those we see its final result. But it is conceived and ordered (moved, seconded, carried and minuted) in clear, carpeted, warmed, and well-lighted offices, by quiet men with white collars and cut fingernails and smooth-shaven cheeks who do not need to raise their voice."

During the cross country run, Stamm/Rauch is wearing dark blue running shoes with light blue sole. These were part of German army outfit indeed, but introduced not until 1986. Back in 1983, the standard running shoe for German military was black with brown sole.