Pianist. The Warsaw diaries (1939-1945) (№ 391408)

Everywhere reign of terror, intimidation and violence. Arrests, deportations, and even executions have become common practice. Life and personal freedom are not worth anything. But the desire for freedom is an innate instinct, inherent in every human being and every people, it is impossible to suppress for long.



Explanation of the quote:

Fragments from my diary.
Warsaw
On 23 July 1942.