Those of us in public life remain obligated to continue to raise what some might think are outdated issues about bank accounts, insurance policies, art works, and forced and slave labor. We do this to obtain restitution for victims. We do this because we want to provide needy survivors with medical care and the ability to live their last years humanely, with dignity. But above all, we do this because we remember, and because we are convinced that crimes which occur without subsequent accountability are crimes that may too easily be replicated. Historical inquiries into the nature of evil and how to behave in the face of evil are not normally the subject of congressional hearings.
Mass murder makes concern for mass theft insignificant except for the motivational linkage.
This lesson remains profoundly relevant for the ages. Back to Congressional Record page.