Ernst Toller Quotes

The French got enough from the Germans to save them from starvation; but many a woman sold herself for a loaf or a chunk of sausage.

Ernst Toller

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• The French got enough from the Germans to save them from starvation; but many a woman sold herself for a loaf or a chunk of sausage.

  

  Ernst Toller
  • Woman
  • French
  • Sold