(Sophie) Scholl (Forchtenberg, 9 May 1921 – Munich-Stadelheim, 22 February 1943).
German student and resistance fighter during the Second World War.
Sophie Scholl (1943 ) – Photo (Gestapo) – wikipedia.org
Somebody, after all, had to make a start. What we wrote and said is also believed by many others. They just don’t dare express themselves as we did.
Photo: Egor Myznik. Meaning: The quote can be divided into two closely related statements:First, “Someone had to start it.” – this is Sophie’s justification for her own resistance against the Nazi regime. She did not see her actions as a heroic deed, but as a moral necessity: If no one starts, nothing changes. It is an expression of civil courage without self-aggrandizement. The second part, “What we said and wrote, so many people think. They just don’t dare to say it out loud.” – shows her conviction that silent resistance existed within many people, but remained unspoken for fear of the consequences. The White Rose saw itself as the voice of this silent majority. Together, both sentences express a timeless truth: Civil courage means speaking out about what many think but don’t dare to say – and taking the first step, even if you stand alone in it. Origin: The quote comes from a letter that Sophie Scholl wrote to her friend Lisa on February 17, 1943. This is remarkable because this letter was written on the same day or shortly before her arrest – on February 18, 1943, she and her brother Hans were arrested while distributing leaflets of the “White Rose” resistance group at Munich University. A few days later, on February 22, 1943, she was executed.
Stand up for what you believe in even if you are standing alone.
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Door Pieter
Mensenmens, zoon, echtgenoot, vader, opa.
Spiritueel, echter niet religieus.
Ik hou van golf, wandelen, lezen en de natuur in veel opzichten.
Onderzoeker, nieuwsgierig, geen fan van de mainstream media (MSM).
