After Hitler came to power, Erich Fromm left Germany.
“When Fascism came into power, most people were unprepared... They were unable to believe that man could exhibit such propensities for evil, such lust for power..or such yearning for submission.” - Erich Fromm
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“When Fascism came into power, most people were unprepared... They were unable to believe that man could exhibit such propensities for evil, such lust for power..or such yearning for submission.” - Erich Fromm
#AcademicFreedom
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"Silence in the face of evil is itself evil."
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"I deluded myself. I think back on it shamefully. I had not yet even considered the most extreme consequences, but still believed that a quick transformation of the nonsense.. was possible.."
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"In the past, scientists could disclaim..responsibility for the use to which mankind had put their disinterested discoveries. We cannot take the same attitude now"- Franck Report
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“We can be redeemed only to the extent to which we see ourselves.” - Martin Buber
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"Science does not have a moral dimension"- Wernher von Braun
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“Wrong life cannot be lived rightly.” - Theodor W. Adorno.
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