There are no parallels to the life of the concentration camps. All see…

Hannah Arendt
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There are no parallels to the life of the concentration camps. All seeming parallels create confusion and distract attention from what is essential. Forced labor in prisons and penal colonies, banishment, slavery, all seem for a moment to offer helpful comparisons, but on closer examination lead nowhere. ✨ Hannah Arendt (1951). The Burden of Our Time
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