A model of decency, responsibility, courage
Aristides de Sousa Mendes (1885–1954):
I could not have acted otherwise, and I therefore accept all that has befallen me with love.
Labels: conscience, courage, decency, ethics, fascism, France, genocide, Ha-Shoah, Holocaust, morality, Nazi, Portugal, responsibility, Salazar
posted by Nick Barrowman at 7:10 AM
1 Comments:
It's comforting to know that there are still good people in this world. Especially in so difficult times as those. A person can love someone without even meeting them, even thousands of someones. I hope that we will be graced with another Aristides de Sousa Mendes.
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