Can do Quote by Gotz Aly

“Jew hatred was overwhelmingly religious in nature and began to wane only in the age of enlightened absolutism in Western and Central Europe. Still,…

— Götz Aly

A large part of academic community is unthinkingly self-involved, producing reams of sterile writing - often consuming unbelievable amounts of public funds - and…

— Gotz Aly

“Around the same time, it was reported from Odessa: “All the schools are full, bottom to top, with Jewish pupils, and to be honest,…

— Götz Aly

“Parents stress the importance of learning to their children and carefully monitor their progress. Not infrequently, those children are well ahead of their Christian…

— Götz Aly

“they put their faith in their intellectual assets and attained material success with admirable speed. To speak in everyday language: they got somewhere in…

— Götz Aly

Much of the research on the Nazi era makes a science out of distancing oneself from it or conjuring its demons. The conceit is…

— Gotz Aly

The notion of a healthy society, of capable people who are able to enjoy life, arose in the liberal, middle-class, leftist and non-religious segments…

— Gotz Aly

We have to reformulate moral standards. Human beings have to impose limits on themselves when it comes to their actions and desires. There is…

— Gotz Aly

“Until well into the modern age, Christians had spread legends about Jews poisoning town wells, intentionally spreading the plague, and murdering Christian babies. Now,…

— Götz Aly

“To understand anti-Semitism within Germany’s Gentile majority, one has to talk about the skills, educational fervor, and rapid social rise of striking numbers of…

— Götz Aly

It's an academic book, and it's discussed under academic criteria. German historians cultivate so-called objectivity. They persuade themselves that they can switch off the…

— Gotz Aly

“In 1894, historian Theodor Mommsen wrote that the root cause of the anti-Semitic “affliction” was “envy and the basest instincts,… a barbaric hatred for…

— Götz Aly