Beyond this day, no thinking person could fail to see what would happen. Oskar Schindler More Quotes by Oskar Schindler More Quotes From Oskar Schindler I hated the brutality, the sadism, and the insanity of Nazism. I just couldn't stand by and see people destroyed. I did what I could, what I had to do, what my conscience told me I must do. That's all there is to it. Really, nothing more. Oskar Schindler sadism insanity people Power is when you have every justification to kill someone, and then you don't. Oskar Schindler justification power I am the conscience of all those who knew something - but did nothing. Oskar Schindler conscience I knew the people who worked for me. When you know people, you have to behave towards them like human beings. Oskar Schindler behave humans people The persecution of Jews in occupied Poland meant that we could see horror emerging gradually in many ways. In 1939, they were forced to wear Jewish stars, and people were herded and shut up into ghettos. Then, in the years '41 and '42 there was plenty of public evidence of pure sadism. With people behaving like pigs, I felt the Jews were being destroyed. I had to help them. There was no choice. Oskar Schindler ghetto stars pigs If you saw a dog going to be crushed under a car, wouldn’t you help him? Oskar Schindler saws car dog I had to help them. There was no choice. Oskar Schindler holocaust choices helping I was now resolved to do everything in my power to defeat the system. Oskar Schindler schindlers-list defeat power The Schindler Jews were off-limits in Brunnlitz. Oskar Schindler jews were I thank my personal staff for their restless sacrifice for my work. Oskar Schindler personal restless sacrifice work
