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As human beings we have the most extraordinary capacity for evil. We can perpetrate some of the most horrendous atrocities. ↗

— Desmond Tutu

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Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities. ↗

— Voltaire

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As long as people believe in absurdities they will continue to commit atrocities. ↗

— Voltaire

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I think today that it is essential that the Rwandan tribunal continues to prosecute efficiently. And if the U.N. fails to do that, it is sending entirely the wrong message to people who are in the position to complete these atrocities again. ↗

— Tony Greig

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Why should American atrocities be merely unsettling, but a trip to Hanoi unconscionable? ↗

— Tom Hayden

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If I have committed any culinary atrocities, please forgive me. ↗

— Ted Allen

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If there is a country that has committed unspeakable atrocities in the world, it is the United States of America. ↗

— Nelson Mandela

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The intrusions of the white race and the non- compliance with treaty obligations have been followed by atrocities that could alone satisfy a savage and revengeful spirit. ↗

— Nelson A. Miles

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The nationalist not only does not disapprove of atrocities committed by his own side, but he has a remarkable capacity for not even hearing about them. ↗

— George Orwell

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It's true that humanity has seen a succession of crises, wars and atrocities, but this negative side is offset by advances in technology and cultural exchanges. ↗

— Abbe Pierre

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