If he was a virtuous, honest guy, no one in a corrupt, greedy system l — Oskar Schindler

"I knew the people who worked for me. When you know people, you have to behave towards them like human beings."

"I hated the brutality, the sadism, and the insanity of Nazism. I just couldnt stand by and see people destroyed. I did what I could, what I had to do, what my conscience told me I must do. Thats all there is to it. Really, nothing more."

"Now you are finally with me, you are safe now. Dont be afraid of anything. You dont have to worry anymore."

"What is there to say? They are my friends. I would do it again, over and over — for I hate cruelty and intolerance."

"Beyond this day, no thinking person could fail to see what would happen. I was now resolved to do everything in my power to defeat the system."

"The persecution of Jews in occupied Poland meant that we could see horror emerging gradually in many ways. In 1939, they were forced to wear Jewish stars, and people were herded and shut up into ghettos. Then, in the years 41 and 42 there was plenty of public evidence of pure sadism. With people behaving like pigs, I felt the Jews were being destroyed. I had to help them. There was no choice."