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When I look back on it, I think, "Why didn't you stop the cruelty earlier?" To stand back was contrary to my upbringing and nature. When I stood back as a noninterfering experimental scientist, I was, in a sense, as drawn into the power of the situation as any prisoners and guards.

"Finding Hope in Knowing the Universal Capacity for Evil " by Claudia Dreifus, www.nytimes.com. April 3, 2007.
When I look back on it, I think, Why didn't you stop the cruelty earlier? To stand back was contrary to my upbringing and nature. When I stood back as a noninterfering experimental scientist, I was, in a sense, as drawn