Irena Sendler quotes

Every child saved with my help and the help of all the wonderful secret messengers, who today are no longer living, is the justification of my existence on this earth, and not a title to glory. (Irena Sendler)
Over a half-century has passed since the hell of the Holocaust, but its spectre still hangs over the world and doesn't allow us to forget. View quote
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Heroes do extraordinary things. What I did was not an extraordinary thing. It was normal. View quote
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I am the only person still alive of that rescuing group but I want everyone to know that, while I was coordinating our efforts, we were about twenty to twenty five people. I did not do it alone. View quote
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I was brought up to believe that a person must be rescued when drowning, regardless of religion and nationality. View quote
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I still carry the marks on my body of what those "German supermen" did to me then. View quote
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The term 'hero' irritates me greatly. View quote
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I continue to have pangs of conscience that I did so little. View quote
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People can be only divided into good or bad; their race, religion, nationality don't matter. View quote
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