“Often the presence of mind and energy of a person remote from the spotlight decide the course of history for centuries to come.”
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One must be convinced to convince, to have enthusiasm to stimulate the others.
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In history as in human life, regret does not bring back a lost moment and a thousand years will not recover something lost in a single hour.
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The idea of Jewish unity, of a plan, an organization, unfortunately exists only in the brains of Hitler and Streicher.
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