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dotinthesky) wrote2003-03-27 08:38 pm
dotinthesky) wrote2003-03-27 08:38 pm
Words by Atwood
The inclination towards tyranny, the wielding of absolute power by the few over the many, knows no ideological boundaries and is not confined to one time or space. I never trust anyone who says: 'It can't happen here.' Otherwise ethical people will commit the most serious injuries as long as they believe they are doing their 'duty' - committing these injuries in a good cause. Lenin was not alone in believing that the end justifies the means: lots of people believe it, or act as if they do. It takes bravery of a different sort to maintain that the means defines the end: risk it during a time of high group stress and you're likely to be called naive, or a traitor.
- Margaret Atwood, in The Guardian 22.03.03
- Margaret Atwood, in The Guardian 22.03.03
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