"Under conditions of terror, most people will comply but some people will not."

"The greatest crimes in history are not committed by 'madmen' but by 'normal' people who are too weak to resist the pressure of the moment."

"The world is not given, but made."

"The very fact that totalitarianism can exist and endure, that it is not merely a transient phenomenon, is a terrifying thought."

"The greatest danger for modern dictatorships is not the active opposition but the passive resistance of the populace."