Simon Wiesenthal

“Amnesty is the forgiveness of a nation, and it is something which a victim cannot grant.”

“The Nazi extermination of the Jews was a turning point in history for the whole world. It was a catastrophe of such magnitude that it has to be taught to every new generation, in every country, not as some kind of horrible science fiction, but as a lesson.”

“For your benefit, learn from our tragedy. It is not a written law that the next victims must be Jews. It can also be other people.”

“Survival is a privilege which entails obligations. I am forever asking myself what I can do for those who have not survived.”

“The history of man is the history of crimes, and history can repeat. So information is a defense. Through this we can build, we must build, a defense against repetition.”

“What I did, I did for the millions of people who are not here to speak for themselves.”

“There is no freedom without justice.”

“Freedom is not a gift from heaven, you have to fight for it every day.”

“Justice for crimes against humanity must be unconditional. It is a prerequisite to establishing the rule of law.”

“When history looks back, I want people to know that the Nazis weren't able to kill millions of people and get away with it.”

“Hope is not a dream but a way of making dreams become reality.”

“Humor is the weapon of unarmed people: it helps people who are oppressed to smile in the face of the ideology that would crush them.”