Quote 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…

— Tzvetan Todorov

“When we examine, not the language of the propaganda, but the witness of the combatants themselves, religion does not occupy the first place. Their…

— Tzvetan Todorov

We should not be simply fighting evil in the name of good, but struggling against the certainties of people who claim always to know…

— Tzvetan Todorov

For evil to take place, the acts of a few people are not sufficient; the great majority also has to remain indifferent. That is…

— Tzvetan Todorov

“Nobody is entirely satisfied with the condition in which he or she lives: we often have the impression that these conditions are getting worse.…

— Tzvetan Todorov

“The fear of barbarians is what risks making us barbarians.”

— Tzvetan Todorov

“It is no longer necessary to resort to the power of a state in order to inflict heavy losses on your enemy, since a…

— 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…

— Tzvetan Todorov

“Every human being needs a set of norms and rules, traditions and customs, transmitted from the older to the younger; without those norms, the…

— Tzvetan Todorov

“When an angry mob demands the death of a female English schoolteacher alleged to have insulted the Prophet, as happened in Sudan in November…

— Tzvetan Todorov

People who believe themselves to be the incarnation of good have a distorted view of the world.

— Tzvetan Todorov

“The past requires not only that we study it and know it, but also that we learn its lessons - for this simple reason:…

— Tzvetan Todorov