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The most distressing aspect of the world into which you are going is its indifference to the basic issues, which read more
The most distressing aspect of the world into which you are going is its indifference to the basic issues, which now, as always, are moral issues
Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what read more
Some people confuse acceptance with apathy, but there's all the difference in the world. Apathy fails to distinguish between what can and what cannot be helped; acceptance makes that distinction. Apathy paralyzes the will-to-action; acceptance frees it by relieving it of impossible burdens.
Men are accomplices to that which leaves them indifferent.
Men are accomplices to that which leaves them indifferent.
By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from whatever cause, not from a read more
By far the most dangerous foe we have to fight is apathy - indifference from whatever cause, not from a lack of knowledge, but from carelessness, from absorption in other pursuits, from a contempt bred of self satisfaction
My generation's apathy. I'm disgusted with it. I'm disgusted with my own apathy too, for being spineless and not always read more
My generation's apathy. I'm disgusted with it. I'm disgusted with my own apathy too, for being spineless and not always standing up against racism, sexism and all those other -isms the counterculture has been whinning about for years.
When you see Washington consistently turning a blind eye to suffering, don’t sit back and apathetically blame indifference. The loudest read more
When you see Washington consistently turning a blind eye to suffering, don’t sit back and apathetically blame indifference. The loudest voices may be delivering the worst messages today, but history shows that grass-roots energy has the power to change anything when that energy is focused toward justice
Desire is half of life; indifference is half of death.
Desire is half of life; indifference is half of death.
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the read more
The world is a dangerous place to live; not because of the people who are evil, but because of the people who don't do anything about it.
After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.
After the first blush of sin comes its indifference.
