"It is entirely logical for instance, that Russia, which crushed the Czechs, is now in the process of crushing the Ukrainians, and bottling the brains of political dissidents on the shelves of psychiatric morgues. It is entirely logical that the U.S., which determined to crush the Vietnamese, also spent a considerable part of the ‘60’s “mopping up” political dissidents at home. Imperialism has no favorites; it freezes all it touches. It is thus not to be wondered at that torture has been applied to Israeli citizens as well as to suspect Palestinian terrorists. It is logical that Israeli workers are exploited, even while the indigenous peasants are rooted out and their villages destroyed. Logical too, that racist ideology which brought the destruction of the Jewish communities at the hands of the Nazis should now be employed by the state of Israeli, fostering the myth of the “barbarian Arab,” and of Israel the “sublime expression of the liberation of the Jewish people.”"
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Activists from the United StatesAnti-war activistsSocial anarchistsPeople from MinnesotaPro-life activists
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Imported from EN Wikiquote
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Daniel_Berrigan
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Daniel Berrigan
Daniel Joseph Berrigan (May 9, 1921 – April 30, 2016) was an American Jesuit priest, anti-war activist, Christian pacifist, playwright, poet, and author. Daniel and his brother Philip performed non-violent actions against war.
10 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Daniel Berrigan →
Related Quotes
"Our apologies, good friends, for the fracture of good order, the burning of paper instead of children, the angering o…"
"I think of the good, decent, peace-loving people I have known by the thousands, and I wonder. How many of them are so…"
"One is called to live nonviolently, even if the change one works for seems impossible.""
"I come to the abortion question by way of a long, long experience with the military and the mainline violence of the …"
"I do not wish to begin by “taking sides”; nor indeed to end by “taking sides.” I am sick of “sides”; which is to say,…"
"In calling attention to this proposal I am simply urging that attention be paid to the first sane option that has ari…"
"I endorse the Egyptian ceasefire proposal while opposing many aspects of the Egyptian regime, and of the Sheikhdoms, …"
"In Israel, military might is increasingly both the method and the goal of political existence. Her absurd generals, h…"
"Dear Friends, my concluding words are addressed especially to the Arab peoples. My argument with you is also made in …"
"Aye, think! Since time and life began, Your mind has only feared and slept; Of all the beasts they called you man Onl…"