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Tzvetan Todorov Quotes:

Tzvetan Todorov quotes

Ocupation: Philosopher

Life: b. March 1, 1939

Birthday: March 1

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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 where good and evil are to be found.

source: - "Hope and Memory: Lessons from the Twentieth Century". Book by Tzvetan Todorov, 2003.

Topics: Struggle, Fighting, Names, Fighting Evil

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

Topics: Believe, Views, People

For evil to take place, the acts of a few people are not sufficient; the great majority also has to remain indifferent. That is something of which we are all quite capable.

source: - "Hope and Memory: Lessons from the Twentieth Century". Book by Tzvetan Todorov, 2003.

Topics: Evil, People, Majority

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