Witold Pilecki quotes

During the first 3 years at Auschwitz, 2 million people were killed. Over the next 2 years, 3 Million. (Witold Pilecki)
So they didn't let anybody else off. I can't live anymore, they've done me. Auschwitz was just a child's play. View quote
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If Józef Cyrankiewicz finds out I'm here, I'm dead. View quote
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I've been trying to live my life so that in the hour of my death I would rather feel joy, than fear. View quote
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The game which I was now playing in Auschwitz was dangerous. This sentence does not really convey the reality; in fact, I had gone far beyond what people in the real world consider dangerous. View quote
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I found a joy in myself, coming from the awareness that I want to fight. View quote
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I was not a[n intelligence] resident, only a Polish officer. I carried out my orders until arrested. I had no sense that I was a spy, and I ask that this be taken into account in deciding my verdict. View quote
Witold Pilecki
I carried out my orders until arrested. I had no sense that I was spying, and I ask that this be taken into account in deciding my verdict. View quote
Witold Pilecki