Skip to content
quotesby

About this quote

What does it mean?
Schirach is condemned not just for wartime actions but for corrupting a generation of youth and training killers.
In plain terms
He harmed future more by twisting young minds than by his direct crimes.
What can you take from it?
Corrupting youth is a grave evil with long-lasting consequences.

Where it applies

  • historical analysis
  • moral judgment
  • education ethics

Putting it to work

  • study war crimes
  • protect youth
  • evaluate leaders

Questions to consider

  • How do we measure the harm of corrupting youth?
  • What responsibility do leaders have for the next generation?

Another view

The quote focuses on moral condemnation without detailing specific legal verdicts.

More from Baldur von Schirach

  1. Whenever I hear the word culture, I reach for my revolver.

    Permalink to quote #18
  2. In 1937, Rommel was given the duties of liaison officer with the Hitler Jugend, under the charming but arrogant Baldur von Schirach. The two men did not like e…

    Permalink to quote #20
  3. I lived with people who had varied opinions, some of whom did not accept my Nazi views. I encouraged this. If a man said something that was critical of me or m…

    Permalink to quote #17

Related quotes

  1. Suppose Germany had developed two bombs before we had any bombs. And suppose Germany had dropped one bomb, say, on Rochester and the other on Buffalo, and then…

    Leo SzilardLeo Szilard quote #1
  2. So if depite that, Hitler prepared war, he perpetrated the greatest lie and betrayal in the world. This trial clearly shows that Hitler did just that. I have n…

    Hans FritzscheHans Fritzsche quote #2
  3. I am not addressing my own people, nor my fellow citizens of the holy Romans, but those who are now become citizens of demons by reason of their evil works. Th…

    Saint PatrickSaint Patrick quote #3