Otto Hahn Quotes


"At first the English were very surprised by our disregarding the Hague Convention. But from 1916 onward they used at least as much poison as we did."
- Otto Hahn
(Related: English, First, Poison)

"First we attacked the Russian soldiers with our gases, and then when we saw the poor fellows lying there, dying slowly, we tried to make breathing easier for them by using our own life-saving devices on them."
- Otto Hahn
(Related: Life, Dying, First, Lying, Poor, Soldiers)

"I felt profoundly ashamed, I was very much upset."
- Otto Hahn