Kurt Hahn Quotes

He who wishes to serve his country must have not only the power to think, but the will to act

There is more in us than we know if we could be made to see it; perhaps, for the rest of our lives we will be unwilling to settle for less.

I regard it as the foremost task of education to insure the survival of these qualities: an enterprising curiosity, an undefeatable spirit, tenacity in pursuit, readiness for sensible self denial, and above all, compassion

The purpose of education is to save young people from the paralyzing effects of wealth and poverty. (more or less verbatim quote)

In Farm Hall, a quiet country house outside Cambridge, ten Uranium Club scientists were waiting for a decision to be made about their fate. They had been held there since July 3, 1945, rounded up when the Nazi regime fell, along with their papers, laboratory equipment, and supplies of uranium and heavy water. Among them were Otto Hahn, Werner Heisenberg, Walther Gerlach, Paul Harteck, and Kurt Diebner.