"The individual is not a killer, but the……" — Arthur Koestler

"The individual is not a killer, but the group is, and by identifying with it the individual is transformed into a killer."

— Arthur Koestler

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110 Quotes by Arthur Koestler

Arthur Koestler has 110 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

...the crimes of violence committed for selfish, personal motives are historically insignificant compared to those committed ad majorem gloriam Dei,…
There is only one prospect worse than being chained to an intolerable existence: The nightmare of a botched attempt to…
Space-ships and time machines are no escape from the human condition. Let Othello subject Desdemona to a lie-detector test; his…
If the creator has a purpose in equipping us with a neck, he surely would have meant for us to…
The prerequisite of originality is the art of forgetting, at the proper moment, what we know.
In creating the human brain, evolution has wildly overshot the mark.
As modern physics started with the Newtonian revolution, so modern philosophy starts with what one might call the Cartesian Catastrophe.…
The real achievement in discoveries ... is seeing an analogy where no one saw one before. .. The essence of…
The evolution of the brain not only overshot the needs of prehistoric man, it is the only example of evolution…
In the meantime, the educated public continues to believe that Darwin has provided all the relevant answers by the magic…
When a chess player looks at the board, he does not see a static mosaic, a 'still life', but a…
No writer or teacher or artist can escape the responsibility of influencing others whether he intends to or not, whether…

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More Group Quotes

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I joined the swim team when I was 12, and I was the worst kid in the pool - I… — Lance Armstrong
Birds are the most popular group in the animal kingdom. We feed them and tame them and think we know… — David Attenborough
Vampires get the joy of flying around and living forever, werewolves get the joy of animal spirits. But zombies, they're… — Margaret Atwood
Personally, I don't choose any particular religion or symbol or group of words or teachings to define me. That's between… — Erykah Badu
A group of politicians deciding to dump a President because his morals are bad is like the Mafia getting together… — Russell Baker
It's always seemed odd to me that after a group of terrorists commits a vile and odious deed they rush… — Russell Baker
Lexington did launch its air group when a Japanese carrier was reported. — Jack Adams
It's always been too slow for me. Playing. The pace of things. I'm a fast sprinter. The trouble was, after… — Syd Barrett
There's a tremendous difference between alone and lonely. You could be lonely in a group of people. I like being… — Drew Barrymore
A committee is a group that keeps minutes and loses hours. — Milton Berle
There's something about being with a group of people who become like family that must be needed in society. — Jacqueline Bisset
What I've found in my career is that 70 to 75 percent of comics are nice and have some sense… — Lewis Black

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