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A chilling quote from one Nazi era writer: (Original Post) Jrose Feb 2023 OP
It's actually from Heinrich Heine, and he wrote it in 1822. WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2023 #1
Thank you for that exact quote Jrose Feb 2023 #2
The US is doing both. Banning books and murdering Americans with guns. Irish_Dem Feb 2023 #3

WhiskeyGrinder

(22,360 posts)
1. It's actually from Heinrich Heine, and he wrote it in 1822.
Tue Feb 7, 2023, 07:28 PM
Feb 2023

“Where they burn books, they will, in the end, burn human beings too.”

With the current laws being written against trans people, we don't need to look to history for scary echos. We need to act.

Jrose

(830 posts)
2. Thank you for that exact quote
Tue Feb 7, 2023, 07:35 PM
Feb 2023

Yes, we must speak out, vote and quash all seeds of fascism while we can!

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