First they came for the Jews and I did not speak out, because I was not a Jew. Then they came for the Communists and I did not speak out, because I was not a Communist. Then they came for the trade unionists and I did not speak out, because I was not a trade unionist. Then they came for me and by then there was no one left to speak out for me.

We cannot live only for ourselves. A thousand fibers connect us with our fellow men.

Falsity cannot keep an idea from being beautiful; there are certain errors of such ingenuity that one could regret their not ranking among the achievements of the human mind.

A few great minds are enough to endow humanity with monstrous power, but a few great hearts are not enough to make us worthy of using it.