--- title: "8 People Persecuted Quotes by 8 authors" description: "Browse 8 People Persecuted quotes by 8 authors. Discover the best People Persecuted sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5aa/otto-frank-35380_conviction_i-think-it-is-not-only-important-that-pe_25639.jpg" --- > [I think it is not only important that people go to the Anne Frank House to see the secret annex, but also…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-frank/i-think-it-is-not-only-important-that-people-go-to-the-anne-frank/) [Otto Frank](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/otto-frank/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5aa/otto-frank-35380_conviction_i-think-it-is-not-only-important-that-pe_25639.jpg) > [Paranoia is a state of heightened awareness. Most people are persecuted beyond their wildest delusions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claude-steiner/paranoia-is-a-state-of-heightened-awareness-most-people-are/) [Claude Steiner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claude-steiner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/983/claude-steiner-103403_awareness_paranoia-is-a-state-of-heightened-awaren_34733.png) > [The N.B.A. provides a big platform to shed light on the human rights violations in Turkey and gives a voice to the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/enes-kanter/the-n-b-a-provides-a-big-platform-to-shed-light-on-the-human-rights/) [Enes Kanter](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/enes-kanter/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3bc/enes-kanter-12067_big_the-n-b-a-provides-a-big-platform-to-she_264867.jpg) > [It is chilling to think that the same people who persecuted the wise women and men of Europe, its midwives and healers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alice-walker/it-is-chilling-to-think-that-the-same-people-who-persecuted-the-wise/) [Alice Walker](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alice-walker/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/686/alice-walker-347_bible_it-is-chilling-to-think-that-the-same-pe_1414269.jpg) > [Spiritual people are often persecuted because of their beliefs. Christians were fed to the lions. Jews were slaughtered in concentration camps. Various…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frederick-lenz/spiritual-people-are-often-persecuted-because-of-their-beliefs/) [Frederick Lenz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frederick-lenz/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bb8/frederick-lenz-8_belief_spiritual-people-are-often-persecuted-be_1936454.jpg) > [We are not going to turn our backs on people who have been persecuted, turn our backs on people who have been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gavin-newsom/we-are-not-going-to-turn-our-backs-on-people-who-have-been-persecuted/) [Gavin Newsom](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gavin-newsom/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/218/gavin-newsom-3708_going_we-are-not-going-to-turn-our-backs-on-pe_1937701.png) > [The Chinese people have been forced to forget the Tiananmen massacre. There has been no public debate about the event, no official…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ma-jian/the-chinese-people-have-been-forced-to-forget-the-tiananmen-massacre/) [Ma Jian](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ma-jian/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8bd/ma-jian-14632_apology_the-chinese-people-have-been-forced-to-f_2625553.png) > [I have in my bones, and in my blood, the knowledge that you have to help the people who are persecuted.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ruth-westheimer/i-have-in-my-bones-and-in-my-blood-the-knowledge-that-you-have-to/) [Ruth Westheimer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ruth-westheimer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f1d/ruth-westheimer-3544_blood_i-have-in-my-bones-and-in-my-blood-the-k_2831147.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/people-persecuted/#itemlist", "name": "People Persecuted Quotes", "numberOfItems": 8, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think it is not only important that people go to the Anne Frank House to see the secret annex, but also that they are helped to realise that people are also persecuted today because of their race, religion or political convictions.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Otto Frank" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/otto-frank/i-think-it-is-not-only-important-that-people-go-to-the-anne-frank/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5aa/otto-frank-35380_conviction_i-think-it-is-not-only-important-that-pe_25639.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5aa/otto-frank-35380_conviction_i-think-it-is-not-only-important-that-pe_25639.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5aa/otto-frank-35380_conviction_i-think-it-is-not-only-important-that-pe_25639.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think it is not only important that people go to the Anne Frank House to see the secret annex, but also…” — Otto Frank", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Paranoia is a state of heightened awareness. 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