“Man is evil, by nature man is a beast. People have to be educated from childhood, from kindergarten, that there should be no hatred.”

—  Marek Edelman

"Warsaw Ghetto uprising leader Marek Edelman dies at 90" http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/poland/6256830/Warsaw-Ghetto-uprising-leader-Marek-Edelman-dies-at-90.html. The Daily Telegraph. 2009-10-03. Retrieved 2009-10-04.

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