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Had I been in Toronto, I would certainly have been killed in this attack. In the room where I normally sleep, the flames
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"Had I been in Toronto, I would certainly have been killed in this attack. In the room where I normally sleep, the flames and the smoke and the soot is such that the gases would have killed me"

- Ernst Zundel

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This quote by Ernst Zundel reflects on the disaster of the Toronto attack and how it might have impacted him personally. He reveals his thankfulness for not remaining in Toronto at the time of the attack, as he thinks that had he existed, he would have been killed. He paints a vivid picture of the destruction caused by the attack, describing the flames, smoke, and soot that filled the space where he normally sleeps. He implies that the gases produced by the fire would have sufficed to eliminate him had he been in the space. This quote functions as a tip of the destructive results of the attack and how it could have had a lot more personal influence on Zundel had he been in Toronto at the time.

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Germany Flag This quote is written / told by Ernst Zundel somewhere between April 24, 1939 and today. He/she was a famous Activist from Germany. The author also have 18 other quotes.

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