"Freiheit und Leben kann man uns nehmen, die Ehre nicht. Freedom and life can be taken from us, but not our honor."
— Otto Wels

January 1, 1970

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People from BerlinSocial Democratic Party of Germany politiciansExiles from Nazi Germany
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Wels was the only German politician to speak against the Nazi Party's Enabling Act of 1933. In this passage, he directly addresses Adolf Hitler in reference to attacks carried out against the Social Democratic Party of Germany of which he was leader.