“The real damage is done by those millions who want to
'survive.' The honest men who just want to be left in peace. Those who don't
want their little lives disturbed by anything bigger than themselves. Those
with no sides and no causes. Those who won't take measure of their own
strength, for fear of antagonizing their own weakness. Those who don't like to
make waves-or enemies. Those for whom freedom, honour, truth, and principles
are only literature. Those who live small, mate small, die small. It's the reductionist
approach to life: if you keep it small, you'll keep it under control.
If you don't make any noise, the bogeyman won't find you.
But it's all an illusion, because they die too, those people who roll up their
spirits into tiny little balls so as to be safe. Safe?! From what? Life is
always on the edge of death; narrow streets lead to the same place as wide
avenues, and a little candle burns itself out just like a flaming torch does. I
choose my own way to burn.”
Quote from Sophie Scholl - 1921 - 1943 - German student, a member of the White Rose society, a non-violent anti Nazi resistance group.
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