Fundamentally, therefore, any man can, even under such circumstances, decide what shall become of him-mentally and spiritually. He may retain his human dignity even in a concentration camp.
Dostoevski said once, "There is only one thing that I dread: not to be worthy of my sufferings."
These words frequently came to my mind after I became acquainted with those martyrs whose behavior in camp, whose suffering and death, bore witness to the fact that the last inner freedom cannot be lost. It can be said that they were worthy of their sufferings; the way they bore their suffering was a genuine inner achievement.
It is this spiritual freedom- which cannot be taken away- that makes life meaningful and purposeful.
Tag: life humanity philosophy viktor-frankl
We're all islands shouting lies to each other across seas of misunderstanding.
Rudyard KiplingTag: lies humanity loneliness isolation misunderstanding
Until we have the courage to recognize cruelty for what it is... we cannot expect things to be much better in this world... We cannot have peace among men whose hearts delight in killing any living creature. By every act that glorifies or even tolerates such moronic delight in killing we set back the progress of humanity.
Rachel CarsonTag: science progress humanity courage killing cruelty expectations
Someday I will understand Auschwitz. This was a brave statement but innocently absurd. No one will ever understand Auschwitz. What I might have set down with more accuracy would have been: Someday I will write about Sophie's life and death, and thereby help demonstrate how absolute evil is never extinguished from the world. Auschwitz itself remains inexplicable. The most profound statement yet made about Auschwitz was not a statement at all, but a response.
The query: "At Auschwitz, tell me, where was God?"
And the answer: "Where was man?
Tag: man humanity evil god understanding auschwitz
❤ We must all find the spirit to try and help better humanity! We all have it inside us to contribute something to the cause of humanity!
Timothy PinaTag: inspirational humanity bullying-ben world-peace
Our humanity consists in the fact that we do more than survive, that a great part of what we do confers no survival benefit in terms presumably salient from the Pleistocene point of view.
Marilynne RobinsonThe measure of civilized behavior is compassion.
Paul TherouxSersem ürer, genişler ama kendini geliştirmez.
Fabio De ProprisTag: humanity emancipation
Humanity must forgive 'Humanity', for only then can we be Humane.
Ilyas KassamTag: kindness love humanity philosophy forgiveness
It is the purpose of government to see that not only the legitimate interests of the few are protected but that the welfare and rights of the many are conserved.
Franklin D. RooseveltTag: politics humanity democracy political human-rights
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