"What should we do? We have no wish……" — Martin Niemoller
"What should we do? We have no wish to interrupt the destroyer's work of saving lives... But war is war and the people being picked up out of the water are soldiers bound for the front; soldiers who are to shoot at our German brothers... The question whether we are to perish in despair or defiance, or survive all trails with a live conscience, depends wholly and solely on whether we believe in the forgiveness of sins. This 25th January was the turning point in my life, because it opened my eyes to the utter impossibility of a moral universe."
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20 Quotes by Martin Niemoller
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There was no one left to speak for me
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That which does not kill you will ultimately make you stronger.
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