Miep Gies quotes

I don't want to be considered a hero. Imagine young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid nobody would ever help other people, because who is a hero? I was not. I was just an ordinary housewife and secretary. (Miep Gies)
I myself am just an ordinary woman. I simply had no choice. View quote
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Permanent remorse about failing to do your human duty, in my opinion, can be worse than losing your life. View quote
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Children who use the Internet are much better informed than when I was young. Use this to your advantage. View quote
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I certainly think that another Holocaust can happen again. It did already occur; think of Cambodia, Rwanda, and Bosnia. View quote
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Too often, when people are in trouble they look for scapegoats. View quote
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People should never think that you have to be a very special person to help those who need you. View quote
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Imagine young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid nobody would ever help other people, because who is a hero? View quote
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But even an ordinary secretary or a housewife or a teenager can, within their own small ways, turn on a small light in a dark room. View quote
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