He had the option of leaving for professorships in the United States, but Steiner's father objected, saying that Hitler, who said no one bearing their name would be left in Europe, would then have won.
當時他可以选择去美国得到教授职位，但是斯坦纳的父亲反对，说希特勒说没有一个他們這種姓名的人該留在欧洲，如果離開即是希特勒赢了。