Quote of the day 2nd September 2018

"History is not just made by moral monsters, like Hitler, history is also made, sadly, by people who are bystanders and do nothing."

(Gordon Brown in a speech this weekend.)

Comments

Jim said…
History is always told from the side of the winner. There are generally 2 sides to every story, something worth remembering is that.
Chris Whiteside said…
True, but it doesn't alter the fact that for once Gordon Brown is right - historical events happen not just because of those who did something but also because of the decisions made by those who could have stopped something but, for good or ill, did not do so.

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