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Quote by Imre Kertész

“You just sit there and tolerate it, the same way everything in this country is tolerated. Every deception, every lie, every bullet in the brains. Just as you are already tolerating bullets in the brains that will be implemented only after the bullet is put in your brains.”

Quote by Imre Kertész

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Imre Kertész

Imre Kertész was a Hungarian Jewish author known for his profound works and reflections on the Holocaust. His writings often explore themes of personal identity, memory, and history, with his most famous novel being 'No One Survives'. more

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