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He says, “Don’t you understand? Because we are ashamed. We have committed a crime which will not be forgiven for a thousand years! ”
And then he said something I want you all to hear. He said to me, “I want you to understand one thing. I joined the Nazi party not because I wanted to be a murderer, I joined because I was an idealist. I was prepared to give my life for my country.”
Remember that. Remember those words. Young people can be led to Hell, singing! Young people like to be idealistic. Young people at 18 are willing to give themselves to something greater than themselves, [greater] than just getting a job or doing something.
We can be misled. And we can go singing, doing terrible things. So I teach students now:
Be Careful Who You Believe. Be Careful Who You Follow.
If you think that one politician suddenly has all the answers to all the questions in the world, be careful. Listen to someone else, because you are being hypnotized.
That’s the message.
Speaking to students on the 2019 March of Remembrance and Hope
Elly Gotz at Memorial for Murdered Jews, Police School of Torture, Rabka, Poland, with Carla Wittes,
Director, March of Remembrance and Hope.
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