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We did our duty as human beings: helping people in need.
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Children who use the Internet are much better informed than when I was young. Use this to your advantage.
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You are the heroes. You are the heroes everyday.
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Too often, when people are in trouble they look for scapegoats.
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I am not a hero. I just did what any decent person would have done.
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People should never think that you have to be a very special person to help those who need you.
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I myself am just an ordinary woman. I simply had no choice.
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I don't want to be considered a hero.... Imagine young people would grow up with the feeling that you have to be a hero to do your human duty. I am afraid nobody would ever help other people, because who is a hero? I was not. I was just an ordinary housewife and secretary.
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I certainly think that another Holocaust can happen again. It did already occur; think of Cambodia, Rwanda, and Bosnia.
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Permanent remorse about failing to do your human duty, in my opinion, can be worse than losing your life.
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Real strength is being able to carry on when times are hard.
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I have never wanted special attention. I was only willing to do what was asked of me and what seemed necessary at the time.
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