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> [“The past requires not only that we study it and know it, but also that we learn its lessons - for this simple reason: evil is not just a thing of the past.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzvetan-todorov/the-past-requires-not-only-that-we-study-it-and-know-it-but-also-that/)

[Tzvetan Todorov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tzvetan-todorov/)

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## More by Tzvetan Todorov

> [“For the same reason , the American government has invented a completely new juridical category , that of 'illegal enemy combatants'. In general, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzvetan-todorov/for-the-same-reason-the-american-government-has-invented-a-completely/)

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> [“When we examine, not the language of the propaganda, but the witness of the combatants themselves, religion does not occupy the first place. Their…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzvetan-todorov/when-we-examine-not-the-language-of-the-propaganda-but-the-witness-of/)

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> [We should not be simply fighting evil in the name of good, but struggling against the certainties of people who claim always to know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzvetan-todorov/we-should-not-be-simply-fighting-evil-in-the-name-of-good-but/)

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> [For evil to take place, the acts of a few people are not sufficient; the great majority also has to remain indifferent. That is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzvetan-todorov/for-evil-to-take-place-the-acts-of-a-few-people-are-not-sufficient/)

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> [“Nobody is entirely satisfied with the condition in which he or she lives: we often have the impression that these conditions are getting worse.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzvetan-todorov/nobody-is-entirely-satisfied-with-the-condition-in-which-he-or-she/)

[Tzvetan Todorov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tzvetan-todorov/)

> [“The fear of barbarians is what risks making us barbarians.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzvetan-todorov/the-fear-of-barbarians-is-what-risks-making-us-barbarians/)

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> [“It is no longer necessary to resort to the power of a state in order to inflict heavy losses on your enemy, since a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzvetan-todorov/it-is-no-longer-necessary-to-resort-to-the-power-of-a-state-in-order/)

[Tzvetan Todorov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tzvetan-todorov/)

> [“The thirst for vengeance did not wait for Islam to appear in the world, and the appeal to the law of an eye for…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzvetan-todorov/the-thirst-for-vengeance-did-not-wait-for-islam-to-appear-in-the/)

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> [“Every human being needs a set of norms and rules, traditions and customs, transmitted from the older to the younger; without those norms, the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzvetan-todorov/every-human-being-needs-a-set-of-norms-and-rules-traditions-and/)

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> [“When 'all is permitted' in the fight against terror, a counter-terrorist starts to become indistinguishable from the initial terrorist.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzvetan-todorov/when-all-is-permitted-in-the-fight-against-terror-a-counter-terrorist/)

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> [“When an angry mob demands the death of a female English schoolteacher alleged to have insulted the Prophet, as happened in Sudan in November…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzvetan-todorov/when-an-angry-mob-demands-the-death-of-a-female-english-schoolteacher/)

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> [People who believe themselves to be the incarnation of good have a distorted view of the world.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzvetan-todorov/people-who-believe-themselves-to-be-the-incarnation-of-good-have-a/)

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> [“The past requires not only that we study it and know it, but also that we learn its lessons - for this simple reason:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzvetan-todorov/the-past-requires-not-only-that-we-study-it-and-know-it-but-also-that/)

[Tzvetan Todorov](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tzvetan-todorov/)

> [“Wars are motivated by the need to seize the wealth of our neighbours, to wield power, to protect ourselves from real or imagined threats:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzvetan-todorov/wars-are-motivated-by-the-need-to-seize-the-wealth-of-our-neighbours/)

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> [“Unlimited freedom kills freedom.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tzvetan-todorov/unlimited-freedom-kills-freedom/)

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