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Clemens August Graf von Galen Quotes

1878–1946 Germany

Clemens Augustinus Emmanuel Joseph Pius Anthonius Hubertus Marie Graf (16 March 1878 – 22 March 1946), better known as Clemens August Graf von Galen, was a German count, Bishop of Münster, and cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church. During World War II, Galen led Catholic protest against Nazi euthanasia and denounced Gestapo lawlessness and the persecution of the Church in Germany.

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And now go and serve your fatherland.

I encouraged them, each who was able, to serve the Fatherland...I have done this [volunteered] because I believe I must be a good example for my community.

Have you, have I the right to live only so long as we are productive, so long as we are recognized by others as productive?

Speech against Nazi euthanasia (1941)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Clemens August Graf von Galen (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.