“A small fact: You are going to die.”
“I have hated the words and I have loved them, and I hope I have made them right.”
“I am haunted by humans.”
“War is not inevitable; it is manufactured by political leaders.”
“History can come in handy; knowing it makes you skeptical of official stories.”
“Education becomes most rich and alive when it confronts the reality of moral conflict in the world.”
“To be neutral, to be passive in a situation, is to collaborate with whatever is going on.”
“We don't have to engage in grand, heroic actions to participate in the process of change.”
“The future is an infinite succession of presents.”
“Historically, the most terrible things—war, genocide, and slavery—have resulted not from disobedience, but from obedience.”
“Small acts, when multiplied by millions of people, can transform the world.”
“There is no flag large enough to cover the shame of killing innocent people.”
“You can't be neutral on a moving train.”
“Most of us drastically underestimate the power of the situation.”
“We need a psychology of everyday heroism.”
“Context counts: bad barrels can corrupt otherwise good apples.”
“We must learn how to resist unwanted social influence.”
“The Stanford Prison Experiment showed how quickly roles can transform behavior.”
“Heroes are ordinary people who do extraordinary moral deeds in defiance of situational pressures.”
“We can be seduced into evil by dehumanization, anonymity, and role-playing.”