How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Schindler's List.
Quote #7
STERN: There's a rumor you've been going around miscalibrating the machines. They could shut us down, send us back to Auschwitz.
SCHINDLER: I'll call around, find out where we can buy shells. Pass them off as ours.
STERN: I don't see the difference. Whether they're made here or somewhere else.
SCHINDLER: You don't see a difference? I see a difference.
STERN: You'll lose a lot of money.
SCHINDLER: Fewer shells will be made. Stern, if this factory ever produces a shell that can actually be fired, I'll be very unhappy.
At this point, Schindler's totally under the influence of the better angels of his nature. He doesn't want to contribute a single shell to the German war effort. Could be he's also seeing that the Germans are losing the war, and wants some evidence of his humanitarian actions to present to the Allies. Regardless, it was a huge risk to him to do this.
Quote #8
SCHINDLER: I know you have received orders from our commandant which he has received from his superiors, to dispose of the population of this camp. Now would be the time to do it. Here they are. They're all here. This is your opportunity. Or you could leave and return to your families as men instead of murderers.
Having found his moral compass some time ago, Schindler now challenges the remaining Nazis in his factory to remember their humanity. Does this mean they weren't really evil guys to begin with, that they were just following orders? That when given the opportunity, they could act like decent human beings? So why didn't they do that sooner? It's complicated.
Quote #9
STERN: There will be generations because of what you did.
Stern describes the result of Schindler's actions in the simplest possible terms. People survived; they'll have children and grandchildren and great-grandchildren who wouldn't exist otherwise. Life is the ultimate good, according to this film.