A person is either with this court or he must be counted against it, there be no road between. This is a sharp time, now, a precise time - we live no longer in the dusky afternoon when evil mixed itself with good and befuddled the world.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- During times of crisis, neutrality is impossible; one must choose a side in the fight against evil.
- In plain terms
- In dangerous times, you must pick a side; there is no middle ground.
- What can you take from it?
- Crises demand clear moral choices.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- When is silence complicity?
- How do you choose your side?
Another view
Sometimes neutrality protects innocent bystanders.
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