Nazi occupied Poland: In April 1944 with the outcome of World War II hanging in the balance two Jewish prisoners lay hidden near the outer fence of Auschwitz concentration camp. On 10th April 1944 they abandoned their hiding place and cut through the fence … ‘They escaped in order to warn the world that Auschwitz was a killing mechanism.’ 1944: Should We Bomb Auschwitz? Professor Michael Berenbaum, historian, BBC 2019
One of the greatest moral questions of the 20th century: 1944: Should we bomb Auschwitz? ibid.
‘Auschwitz should have had the most outrageous response while it was happening, and that’s a moral failure on the West.’ ibid. Barenbaum
Why was the greatest crime of the 20th crime of modern history allowed to proceed unimpeded for almost two years? A million Jews perish there by gas. It wasn’t because of lack of evidence. ibid.
‘Some of the groups would be frightened and disorientated, others would be almost relieved.’ ibid. prisoner eye-witness escapee
Rabbi Weissmandl: An appeal for help but also a rebuke for those who refuse … He demanded that the Allied air forces bomb Auschwitz. He was the first to do so. ibid.
June 1944: A month after the deportations from Hungary began, 109 trains had arrived at Auschwitz, with an average of 2,975 Jews per train. ibid. caption
‘The first thing was – you breathe in and there’s a very strange smell. It was sort of sweetish and burning.’ ibid. on arrival at Auschwitz
Don’t you just miss the days when America was just morally bankrupt? Bill Maher: But I’m Not Wrong, Sky Comedy 2021
She was assuming there was some moral basis for your activities. Yes, Minister s3e1: Equal Opportunities, BBC 1982
Government isn’t about morality. Yes, Minister s3e6: The Whisky Priest
Well done, Bernard. You’ll be a moral vacuum yet. ibid. Sir Humphrey
That’s the trouble with this country. Its morals are all shot. I mean, look at the young people. Girls throwing cigarettes right out into the street, and rocking in the backseat of a car, and wearing skirts so short you can see everything they’ve got. The Saint Valentine’s Day Massacre 1967 starring George Seagal & Jason Robards & Ralph Meeker & Jack Nicholson & Jean Hale & Jan Merlin & Clint Ritchie & David Canary & Harold J Stone et al, director Roger Corman, Capone
Immorality, no less than morality, has at all times found support in religion. Sigmund Freud
The same president who has insisted that core moralism drives him has brought America to its lowest moral standing in history. Glenn Greenwald, A Tragic Legacy: How a Good vs Evil Mentality Destroyed the Bush Presidency
You know what good morals is, bruv. It means you will always be there for your family, and your brothers, and you never let them down. Top Boy s4e1: Good Morals, Jamie, Netflix 2022