After the deed is done, one always becomes clever and philosophical. — Hans Frank

"Ah! American cigarettes are like the American soul - sweet and light."

"It doesnt matter whether Im judged criminal. I have a great feeling of guilt - I have a feeling that I ran after Hitler like a wildfire without reason. If I can sacrifice my life to make something good, Id gladly do it."

"Death by hanging...I deserved it and I expected it, as Ive always told you. I am glad that I have had the chance to defend myself and to think things over in the last few months."

"I am thankful for the kind treatment during my captivity and I ask God to accept me with mercy."

"This war would be only a partial success if the whole lot of Jewry survived it, while we shed our best blood to save Europe. My attitude toward the Jews will therefore be based solely on the expectation that they must disappear. They must be done away with. Gentlemen, I must ask you to rid yourself of all feeling of pity. We must annihilate the Jews wherever we find them and wherever it is possible."

"In Prague, big red posters were put up on which one could read that seven Czechs had been shot today. I said to myself, If I had to put up a poster for every seven Poles shot, the forests of Poland would not be sufficient to manufacture the paper."