Fritz Stern Quote

Life and study have persuaded me of the openness of history. There is no inevitability in history. Thinking about what might have happened, what could have happened, is a necessary element in trying to understand what did happen. And if, as I believe, individual acts of decency and courage make a difference, then they need to be recorded and remembered.

Five Germanys I Have Known (ed. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007) - ISBN: 9781466819221