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> [“You see a man drowning, you must try to save him even if you cannot swim.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irena-sendler/you-see-a-man-drowning-you-must-try-to-save-him-even-if-you-cannot/)

[Irena Sendler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irena-sendler/)

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## More by Irena Sendler

> [Heroes do extraordinary things. What I did was not an extraordinary thing. It was normal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irena-sendler/heroes-do-extraordinary-things-what-i-did-was-not-an-extraordinary/)

[Irena Sendler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irena-sendler/)

> [The world can be better if there's love, tolerance and humility.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irena-sendler/the-world-can-be-better-if-there-s-love-tolerance-and-humility/)

[Irena Sendler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irena-sendler/)

> [“Every child saved with my help is the justification of my existence on this Earth, and not a title to glory.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irena-sendler/every-child-saved-with-my-help-is-the-justification-of-my-existence/)

[Irena Sendler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irena-sendler/)

> [“To save one Jewish child, ten Poles and two Jews had to risk death. To betray that same child and the family that hid…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irena-sendler/to-save-one-jewish-child-ten-poles-and-two-jews-had-to-risk-death-to/)

[Irena Sendler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irena-sendler/)

> [Humanity has understood nothing. Religious, tribal, national wars continue. The world continues to be in a sea of blood.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irena-sendler/humanity-has-understood-nothing-religious-tribal-national-wars/)

[Irena Sendler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irena-sendler/)

> [“I was taught by my father that when someone is drowning you don't ask if they can swim, you just jump in and help.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irena-sendler/i-was-taught-by-my-father-that-when-someone-is-drowning-you-don-t-ask/)

[Irena Sendler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irena-sendler/)

> [I was brought up to believe that a person must be rescued when drowning, regardless of religion and nationality. The term ‘hero’ irritates me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irena-sendler/i-was-brought-up-to-believe-that-a-person-must-be-rescued-when/)

[Irena Sendler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irena-sendler/)

> [After World War II, it seemed that humanity understood something, and nothing like that would happen again. Humanity has understood nothing. Religious, tribal, national…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irena-sendler/after-world-war-ii-it-seemed-that-humanity-understood-something-and/)

[Irena Sendler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irena-sendler/)

> [I was taught that if you see a person drowning, you must jump into the water to save them, whether you can swim or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irena-sendler/i-was-taught-that-if-you-see-a-person-drowning-you-must-jump-into-the/)

[Irena Sendler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irena-sendler/)

> [“You see a man drowning, you must try to save him even if you cannot swim.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irena-sendler/you-see-a-man-drowning-you-must-try-to-save-him-even-if-you-cannot/)

[Irena Sendler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irena-sendler/)

> [“We all have to ask ourselves, "What would I have done?". I agree with Wladyslaw Bartofszewski, one of the organizers of ZEGOTA, who said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irena-sendler/we-all-have-to-ask-ourselves-what-would-i-have-done-i-agree-with/)

[Irena Sendler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irena-sendler/)

> [Over a half-century has passed since the hell of the Holocaust, but its spectre still hangs over the world and doesn't allow us to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irena-sendler/over-a-half-century-has-passed-since-the-hell-of-the-holocaust-but/)

[Irena Sendler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irena-sendler/)

> [Every child saved with my help and the help of all the wonderful secret messengers, who today are no longer living, is the justification…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/irena-sendler/every-child-saved-with-my-help-and-the-help-of-all-the-wonderful/)

[Irena Sendler](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/irena-sendler/)

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