How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Schindler's List.
Quote #1
S.S. GUARD: Occupation?
MOSES: I am a writer, I play the flute.
STERN: But Moses is also a skilled metal worker, he can make pots, he can make tanks, he can make whatever Mr. Schindler asks.
Stern is defined almost in all things in his dedication to community and his efforts to save as many of them as possible. In essence, he shows Schindler how to do it.
Quote #2
GUARD: Makes no difference to us, you understand. This one, that one. It's the inconvenience to the list. It's the paperwork.
By treating the Jews like interchangeable machine parts, the SS is doing its best to destroy any sense of community by making people feel less than human.
Quote #3
SCHINDLER: Did you happen to notice that man had one arm?
STERN: Did he?
SCHINDLER: What's his use?
STERN: Very useful.
SCHINDLER: How?
STERN: Very useful. Success!
Stern's using his position to keep Jews safe by giving them jobs in the factory. He employs a one-armed machinist, who'd otherwise be killed. Schindler's not happy about it, but soon after the man is shot, he begins to question his own allegiances. He starts to feel more on the side of Stern's workers than the Nazis. He sees what Stern's doing to protect the most vulnerable people in the community.