We cannot appeal to the conscience of the world when our own conscience is asleep.
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| Birth: | 3rd October, 1889 |
| Death: | 4th May, 1938 |
| Nationality: | German |
| Profession: | Journalist |
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Carl von Ossietzky was a German pacifist and the recipient of the 1935 Nobel Peace Prize for his work in exposing the clandestine German re-armament. He was convicted of high treason and espionage in 1931 after publishing details of Germany's alleged violation of the Treaty of Versailles by rebuilding an air force, the predecessor of the Luftwaffe, and training pilots in the Soviet Union.
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