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I really like this quote from Mr. Popescu in The Third Man - Carol Reed's movie from 1949 set in post-war Vienna:

"...but you have to break the rules sometimes. Humanity is a duty."

Having also just watched Pan's Labyrinth (which takes place just after the Spanish civil war), I've been thinking about war in general, and the amount of cruelty and torture that are allowed free rein when people silence the voice of their own morality and blindly follow orders, or succumb to their fear of an abusive authority. When human beings choose to deny their humanity, only tragedy and evil can result.

And apathy can be just as destructive.

As we approach this crossroads in human and planetary history, it's good to be reminded of that.