“Since National Socialism came to power, I have striven to make its consequences milder for its victims and to prepare the way for a change. In that, my conscience drove me -- and in the end, that is a man's duty.”
He sought to mitigate Nazi oppression and lay groundwork for future transformation, guided by conscience as a moral obligation.
In simple terms: Conscience compels duty to lessen suffering.
Moral duty to act against injustice.
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