

“Why do the people starve? It is because those at the top eat too much, and taxes are too high. This is why the people starve. Why are the people difficult to lead? It is because those in authority are meddlesome in their affairs. This is why the people are difficult to lead.”
― Tao Te Ching
― Tao Te Ching

“Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil.”
― The Magic Mountain
― The Magic Mountain

“Someday I will understand Auschwitz. This was a brave statement but innocently absurd. No one will ever understand Auschwitz. What I might have set down with more accuracy would have been: Someday I will write about Sophie's life and death, and thereby help demonstrate how absolute evil is never extinguished from the world. Auschwitz itself remains inexplicable. The most profound statement yet made about Auschwitz was not a statement at all, but a response.
The query: "At Auschwitz, tell me, where was God?"
And the answer: "Where was man?”
― Sophie’s Choice
The query: "At Auschwitz, tell me, where was God?"
And the answer: "Where was man?”
― Sophie’s Choice

“Remember that all through history, there have been tyrants and murderers, and for a time, they seem invincible. But in the end, they always fall. Always.”
― Gandhi: An Autobiography
― Gandhi: An Autobiography
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