Our Crime Was Being Jewish Quotes

“When the Nazi party gained control of the German state, a new and terrible weapon against the Jews was placed within their grasp: the power to apply the force of the state against them. This was done by the issuance of decrees.”
― Anthony S. Pitch, Our Crime Was Being Jewish

“Thirdly, we have to raise human beings with a philosophy of ethics. If it’s Judaism, wonderful, because it has a basic ethic. If it’s Christianity, it has a basic ethic. But we have to raise people with a conscience.”
― Anthony S. Pitch, Our Crime Was Being Jewish

“Secondly, we have to learn that people must be informed. A free press is the greatest guarantee of a free society. We must keep it alive. We have to tolerate obnoxious opinions. But I don’t want only opinions. I want facts.”
― Anthony S. Pitch, Our Crime Was Being Jewish

“You have to bear in mind the punishment. If an inmate ran away they would kill fifty other inmates. How can you accept that responsibility?”
― Anthony S. Pitch, Our Crime Was Being Jewish

“A free press is the greatest guarantee of a free society. We must keep it alive. We have to tolerate obnoxious opinions. But I don’t want only opinions. I want facts.”
― Anthony S. Pitch, Our Crime Was Being Jewish