„Komu chybí sex, mluví o sexu. Kdo má hlad mluví o jídle. Kdo nemá peníze mluví o penězích. Proto mluví politici a bankéři o morálce.“ Sigmund Freud, rakouský lékař, neurolog, psycholog.
Baťa was a "fighter", determined to preserve his business and his people regardless of British misunderstanding or hostility. He was the opponent of the Munich capitulation. His opinion was that the country should have fought.
Jejich syna, Jana V. Rotta, jsem znal. Žil ve Švýcarsku, v Curychu. Pomáhal jsem mu s restitucí budovy slavného železářství, provoz chtěl obnovit. Dopadl jako Jan A. Baťa. Podivnou roli v restituci sehrála rodina bývalého senátora Edvarda Outraty.
This was not improvised; by 1938–39, the Baťa organization had established a structured rescue network that ultimately enabled thousands of people to escape during one of the most dangerous periods in modern history.
Few films in history carry no copyright yet change the course of public awareness. Without Baťa’s resources, personnel, and approval, this landmark warning against Nazi aggression would never have seen the light of day.