Jika Jerman, berkat Hitler dan penerusnya, memperbudak negara-negara Eropa dan menghancurkan sebagian besar harta masa lalu mereka, sejarawan masa depan pasti akan menyatakan bahwa dia telah membudayakan Eropa. Asli: If Germany, thanks to Hitler and his successors, were to enslave the European nations and destroy most of the treasures of their past, future historians would certainly pronounce that she had civilized Europe.

— Kata-kata Bijak dari Simone Weil