Power and Privilege – Quote by Chris Hedges

„There are always people willing to commit unspeakable human atrocity in exchange for a little power and privilege.“

Chris HedgesChris Hedges reflects on people willing to commit unspeakable atrocities in exchange for power and privilege.
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Chris Hedges is an American journalist, author, and professor known for his critical analyses of politics and society.

The quote critically reflects on the connection between the pursuit of power, privilege, and the willingness to commit extreme injustice.


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Chris Hedges is an American journalist, author, and academic. He has worked as a foreign correspondent for major media outlets including the New York Times and extensively addresses the effects of power, war, and media on society. Hedges is known for his sharp socio-political commentary and books such as "Empire of Illusion."

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"One might still justify the submission of an entire people to a small number of rulers if those in power were the best among us—but that is not the case, never has been, and never can be. All too often it is the worst, the most insignificant, the most cruel, the most immoral—and especially the most deceitful—who rule. And the fact that this is so is no accident." Leo Tolstoi (Leo Tolstoy)
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"With numbing regularity good people were seen to knuckle under the demands of authority and perform actions that were callous and severe. Men who are in everyday life responsible and decent were seduced by the trappings of authority, by the control of their perceptions, and by the uncritical acceptance of the experimenter’s definition of the situation, into performing harsh acts. A substantial proportion of people do what they are told to do, irrespective of the content of the act and without limitations of conscience, so long as they perceive that the command comes from a legitimate authority." Stanley Milgram
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