Ancestor Quote by Damon Knight

Once we know of atrocities we cannot remain silent, and knowledge inevitably leads to an urge to protect the innocent.

— Azar Nafisi

“The ORDINARY RESPONSE TO ATROCITIES is to banish them from consciousness. Certain violations of the social compact are too terrible to utter aloud: this…

— Judith Lewis Herman

We know about every massacre that has taken place close to the present, but the ones in the distant past are like trees falling…

— Steven Pinker

“And perhaps the only way to grant any justice—were that even possible—is by hearing and recording those stories over and over again so that…

— Valeria Luiselli

The Holocaust is a great warning to us all. We shall never forget our sisters and brothers. We have to ensure it is not…

— Shimon Peres

“I know the evil of my ancestors because I am those people. The balance is delicate in the extreme. I know that few of…

— Frank Herbert

“,,The ordinary response to atrocities is to banish them from consciousness (...) Atrocities, however, refuse to be buried". ,,Filk wisdom is filled with ghosts…

— Judith Herman

“I am afraid, my friends, that the ugly chapters of genocides and the deep-rooted history of persecution in the Middle East will last longer…

— Widad Akreyi

“Who has the moral high ground? Fifteen blocks from the whitehouse on small corners in northwest, d.c. boys disguised as me rip each other’s…

— Haki R. Madhubuti

“One of the reasons I love Murder is that victims are, as a general rule, dead... I don't make a habit of sharing this,…

— Tana French

Our ancestors... purged their guilt by banishment, not death. And by so doing, they stopped that endless vicious cycle of murder and revenge.

— Euripides

If we wish to stop the atrocities, we need merely to step away from the isolation. There is a whole world waiting for us,…

— Derrick Jensen