"It is the camp law: people going to their death must be deceived to the very end. This is the only permissible form of charity."

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Source : Tadeusz Borowski (1976). “This way for the gas, ladies and gentlemen”, Penguin (Non-Classics)

Tadeusz Borowski

#Law Quotes #People Quotes #Charity Quotes

“You spend very little time in the present moment. Reality exists only in the present moment. Therefore you spend very little time in reality.”
“I've always tried to stay true to my authentic self.”
“I was a founding member of the 'Dungeons and Dragons' club at my high school. I was in chorus, I was in swing choir. I was an outcast but I was an outcast among a group of outcasts.”
“I believe that the intention of Holy Writ was to persuade men of the truths necessary to salvation; such as neither science nor other means could render credible, but only the voice of the Holy Spirit.”
“Artists can have greater access to reality; they can see patterns and details and connections that other people, distracted by the blur of life, might miss. Just sharing that truth can be a very powerful thing.”
“Let me be clear: There is no stronger advocate for civil liberties in the Senate than myself.”
“Children don't need learning. They need access to what they want to learn outside the home.”
“Stop aspiring. Start doing.”

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