Heinrich Heine, (1797-1856) German poet, journalist, essayist, literary critic Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Comment on this quote Share via Email Print this Page Heinrich Heine Quote “Whenever they burn books they will also, in the end, burn human beings.”Heinrich Heine ~ Heinrich Heine (1797-1856) German poet, journalist, essayist, literary critic Censorship , Persecution , Prejudice , Prohibition Ratings and Comments Reply cal, Lewisville, Tx 1/6/15 Extermination of one thing can lead to the extermination of another. Reply jim k, Austin 1/6/15 Banning books is awful close to burning them. Hitler burned books written by any Jewish author and the rest is history. Reply Mary - MI 1/6/15 Reply Mike, Norwalk 1/6/15 He who forgets history is doomed to relive it. Idiots - with their societies - that burn books such as the Koran, the Bible or the Tanakh will also burn human beings. History is replete with such. Reply E Archer, NYC 1/7/15 When the solutions to society's ills is violence, expect no limit. Most of society's problems are due to the social engineering plans that just won't jive with nature. SaveOk2 SaveOk2 View CommentsClick to view or comment. Share on Facebook Tweet Email Print This Heinrich Heine quote is found in these categories: Censorship quotes Persecution quotes Prejudice quotes Prohibition quotes About Heinrich Heine Bio of Heinrich Heine Quotations by Heinrich Heine Books by/about Heinrich Heine Heinrich Heine videos Heinrich Heine on Wikipedia Astrological chart for Heinrich Heine