1947 Quotes

“The fate of the Jews passes in a black flash, but the racial hatred that forms the core of Nazi ideology is not one of the main issues. Rather, it is Nazi Germany’s aggression, striving for world domination, and crimes against peace that dominate.”
― Elisabeth Åsbrink, 1947: Where Now Begins

“Je jednoduché vyhladiť skupinu ľudí, konštatuje Raphael Lemkin, lebo nikto nebude veriť, že sa to deje, kým nebude neskoro. Svet opakuje slová "nikdy viac". Lemkin však pozná históriu genocídy a vie, že logika hovorí "nabudúce". Už sa to stalo, preto sa to môže zopakovať.”
― Elisabeth Åsbrink, 1947

“Never before had crimes committed by a state been brought before a court of law, never before had responsibility been established for a nation’s acts, and never before had crimes ordered by a head of government been articulated and brought to a courtroom.”
― Elisabeth Åsbrink, 1947: Where Now Begins