Send a Quote Enter a brief message. SendOk2 “Since National Socialism came to power, I have striven to make its consequences milder for its victims and to prepare the way for a change. In that, my conscience drove me -- and in the end, that is a man's duty.” ~ Helmuth James [Helmuth James Graf von Moltke] (1907-1945) Count of Moltke, German jurist, executed by Nazi government for 'treason'Source: January 1945, in a letter written while in custody before being executed, he revealed his motivation for resistance to his two sons.