Helping Quote by Miep Gies

“It is often said that Anne symbolizes the six million victims of the Holocaust. I consider this statement wrong. Anne's life and death were…

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I don't want to be considered a hero… Imagine [if] young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a…

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I myself am just an ordinary woman. I simply had no choice.

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Imagine young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid…

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I certainly think that another Holocaust can happen again. It did already occur; think of Cambodia, Rwanda, and Bosnia.

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Children who use the Internet are much better informed than when I was young. Use this to your advantage.

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Permanent remorse about failing to do your human duty, in my opinion, can be worse than losing your life.

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You are the heroes. You are the heroes everyday.

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Real strength is being able to carry on when times are hard,

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I have never wanted special attention. I was only willing to do what was asked of me and what seemed necessary at the time.

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We did our duty as human beings: helping people in need.

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I am not a hero. I just did what any decent person would have done.

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