Jedem das Seine Jedem das Seine "" () is the literal German translation of Latin "suum cuique", a fundamental juridical concept meaning "to each his own" or "to each what he deserves". During World War II the phrase was cynically used by the Nazis as a motto displayed over the entrance of Buchenwald concentration camp. This has resulted in use of the phrase being considered controversial in modern Germany. "Jedem das Seine" has been an idiomatic German expression for several centuries. For example, it is found in the works of Martin Luther and contemporaries. It appears in the title of a cantata by
Suum cuique of Bahia in Brazil. Valentin Pikul's 1985 novel on the career of the French General Jean Victor Moreau (1763-1813), "Kazhdomu svoyo", uses as its title a Russian-language version of "suum cuique". Snow, one of the characters in Stanislaw Lem's influential science fiction novel Solaris, uses the phrase when discussing the 'visitors' with Kelvin. The powerviolence band Nails has one song named ""Suum Cuique"" in the album "Abandon All Life", released in 2013. This is the last song of the album and was the longest song (with 5:21 minutes) during their years of career. Suum cuique "" ( ), or "Unicuique