1.
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
2.
Power is when you have every justification to kill someone, and then you don't.
Oskar Schindler
Authority is when you have every cause to terminate someone, and then you don't.
3.
I am the conscience of all those who knew something - but did nothing.
Oskar Schindler
I am the voice of reason for all those who were aware yet inactive.
4.
I knew the people who worked for me. When you know people, you have to behave towards them like human beings.
Oskar Schindler
I was acquainted with the personnel I employed. When you are familiar with someone, you must treat them as if they were an equal.
5.
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
6.
I had to help them. There was no choice.
Oskar Schindler
I was obligated to assist them. No other option existed.
7.
If you saw a dog going to be crushed under a car, wouldn’t you help him?
Oskar Schindler
If you observed a canine about to be flattened by an automobile, wouldn't you intervene?
8.
I was now resolved to do everything in my power to defeat the system.
Oskar Schindler
I had now determined to exhaust all available means to vanquish the regime.
