Why should millions be spent daily on the war and yet there’s not a penny available for medical services, artists, or for poor people?... Oh, why are people so crazy?
¶ Diary of a Young Girl (3 May 1944)
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Anne Frank (1929-1945) German-Dutch Jewish diarist
In spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.
¶ The Diary of a Young Girl (15-Jul-1944)
tr. B. M. Mooyart-Doubleday, 1952
Parents can only give good advice or put them on the right paths, but the final forming of a person's character lies in their own hands.
¶ The Diary of a Young Girl (1952)
I keep my ideals, because in spite of everything I still believe that people are really good at heart.
¶ The Diary of a Young Girl (1952)
How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.
¶ The Diary of a Young Girl (1952)
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