7+ Raphael Lemkin Quotes And Sayings

Following is our list of the best Raphael Lemkin quotes and sayings.

I became interested in genocide, because it happened so many times. It happened to the Armenians and after the Armenians, Hitler took action. — Raphael Lemkin

Only man has law. Law must be built, do you understand me? You must build the law. — Raphael Lemkin

By genocide we mean the destruction of a nation or of an ethnic group. — Raphael Lemkin

Why is the killing of a million a lesser crime than the killing of an individual? — Raphael Lemkin

Genocide has two phases: one, destruction of the national pattern of the oppressed group; the other, the imposition of the national pattern of the oppressor. This imposition, in turn, may be made upon the oppressed population which is allowed to remain or upon the territory alone, after removal of the population and the colonization by the oppressor's own nationals. — Raphael Lemkin

If you act in the name of conscience you are stronger than any government in the world. — Raphael Lemkin

Genocide is not war! It is more dangerous than war! — Raphael Lemkin