What Did You Do In The War, Sister? Quotes

“Few people in America or Europe wanted to believe that Adolf Hitler was as dangerous as he seemed. Surely he did not really believe his own rhetoric. It was just posturing and most believed that ultimately he could be persuaded by reason.”
― Dennis J. Turner, What Did You Do In The War, Sister?: Catholic Sisters in the WWII Nazi Resistance

“He who is satisfied is happy.”
― Dennis J. Turner, What Did You Do In The War, Sister?: Catholic Sisters in the WWII Nazi Resistance

“If theological principles motivate people to help their fellow human beings and increase their own happiness at the same time, why would I want to urge them to abandon those principles?”
― Dennis J. Turner, What Did You Do In The War, Sister?: Catholic Sisters in the WWII Nazi Resistance

“Many Belgians who had previously been engaged in only passive resistance to the occupation realized active resistance was the only way Belgium could free itself from German rule.”
― Dennis J. Turner, What Did You Do In The War, Sister?: Catholic Sisters in the WWII Nazi Resistance

“The surest means of arriving speedily at perfection is to work at becoming indifferent, that is, to desire nothing and to fear nothing, even death. From the moment that a Sister of Our Lady has bound herself to God by her religious consecration, she must accept with indifference whatever obedience demands of her. Let us sacrifice our self-love, our personal views, our very life for the sake of peace. Peace is so precious, that it cannot be bought too dearly.”
― Dennis J. Turner, What Did You Do In The War, Sister?: Catholic Sisters in the WWII Nazi Resistance

“I have learned that having the ability to choose may ultimately trigger deep remorse for the choices we make.”
― Dennis J. Turner, What Did You Do In The War, Sister?: Catholic Sisters in the WWII Nazi Resistance