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ask questions and don't be a monster | “MONSTERS EXIST, BUT THEY ARE TOO FEW IN NUMBER TO BE TRULY DANGEROUS. MORE DANGEROUS ARE THE COMMON MEN, THE FUNCTIONARIES READY TO BELIEVE AND TO ACT WITHOUT ASKING QUESTIONS.”; ~ PRIMO LEVI, AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR | image tagged in monsters,bureaucracy,discernment,moral confusion,accountability,critical thinking | made w/ Imgflip meme maker
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Beware the tyranny of the petty bureaucrats, and the weakness of the common man.
"Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland" by Christopher Browning captured this concept exactly, as does "The Banality of Evil" by Hannah Arendt.
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“MONSTERS EXIST, BUT THEY ARE TOO FEW IN NUMBER TO BE TRULY DANGEROUS. MORE DANGEROUS ARE THE COMMON MEN, THE FUNCTIONARIES READY TO BELIEVE AND TO ACT WITHOUT ASKING QUESTIONS.”; ~ PRIMO LEVI, AUSCHWITZ SURVIVOR