Top 8 Quotes by Ernst Kaltenbrunner

Oppression is the essence of power.

Essence, Oppression

Said to Heinrich Himmler. "The Rand McNally Encyclopedia of World War II". Book by John Keegan, p. 137, 1977.

I do not feel guilty of any war crimes, I have only done my duty as an intelligence organ, and I refuse to serve as an ersatz for Himmler.

Ernst Kaltenbrunner

War, Done, Guilty

"Nuremberg Diary". Book by Gustave Gilbert, p. 5, 1995.

There is no human law or law of God or national law that states that any healthy being has to permit the snake to eat the mouse - but on the other hand, it is perfectly justified to defend the mouse.

Ernst Kaltenbrunner

Hands, Law, Snakes

Said to Leon Goldensohn, June 06, 1946. "The Nuremberg Interviews". Book by Leon Goldensohn, p. 151, 2004.

The quicker humanity advances, the more important it is to be the one who deals the first blow.

Ernst Kaltenbrunner

Blow, Humanity, Important

Said to Leon Goldensohn, June 06, 1946. "The Nuremberg Interviews". Book by Leon Goldensohn, p. 151, 2004.

I have loved my German people and my fatherland with a warm heart.

Ernst Kaltenbrunner

Heart, People, Fatherland

Last words on October 16, 1946. "The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness World War II". Book by John Lewis-Stempel, p. 564, 2002.

Armenia was always a minority nation. The Armenians were annihilated by the Russians and then by the Turks.

Ernst Kaltenbrunner

Armenia, Minorities, Armenians

Said to Leon Goldensohn, June 06, 1946. "The Nuremberg Interviews". Book by Leon Goldensohn, 2004.

I have done my duty by the laws of my people and I am sorry my people were led this time by men who were not soldiers and that crimes were committed of which I had no knowledge.

Ernst Kaltenbrunner

Sorry, Men, Law

Last words on October 16, 1946. "The Mammoth Book of Eyewitness World War II". Book by John Lewis-Stempel, p. 564, 2002.