Goebbels must have had a tremendous hatred for the Jews - but not more than Himmler. I have no doubt, at this date, that Goebbels knew of the murder of 5 million Jews, a fact which he kept hidden from me and others at that time.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A witness recalls Goebbels knowing about the Holocaust but keeping it secret.
- In plain terms
- People in power knew about mass murders but did not stop them or speak out.
- What can you take from it?
- Knowledge of atrocities without action implies complicity.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you owe society when you know wrong is happening?
- How do secrets enable evil?
Another view
This is a secondhand account and relies on the speaker's memory.
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