"It is not at all an idle matter trying to define what a human being is."

"It happened, therefore it can happen again: this is the core of what we have to say. It can happen, and it can happen…"

"It is the duty of righteous men to make war on all undeserved privilege, but one must not forget that this is a war w…"

"The aims of life are the best defense against death."

"Interviewer: Is it possible to abolish man's humanity? Levi: Unfortunately, yes. Unfortunately, yes; and that is real…"

"Those who deny Auschwitz would be ready to remake it."

"We who survived the Camps are not true witnesses. We are those who, through prevarication, skill or luck, never touch…"

"I beg the reader not to go in search of messages. It is a term that I detest because it distresses me greatly, for it…"

"And we must remember that [Hitler and Mussolini's] faithful followers, among them the diligent executors of inhuman o…"

"Translation is difficult work because the barriers between languages are higher than is generally thought … knowing h…"