Luise Rinser

Overview

Luise Rinser born Landsberg, Germany April 30, 1911 (d. 2002). German anti-militarist writer. Survived Nazi death sentence and imprisonment for anti-war activity, 1944. Protested Pershing missiles, 1974. First Green Party anti-nuclear candidate for president, 1984.

Quotations

“How stupid we women are. I am totally against ‘Women in the Army.’ The whole women’s movement for emancipation is a farce, if equality means that also women should be allowed to shoot human beings.” (Deutsche Volkszeitung, May 15, 1980)

“[Yeshua] accomplished only the heroic deed of perfect non-violence. The greatest of all heroic deeds. He said: 'This is the mission I give to you: Teach the unity of all life, teach love.'” (Miryam; photo badischezeitung)