'He was a lonely ghost uttering a truth that nobody would ever hear. But so long as he uttered it, in some obscure way the continuity was not broken. It was not by making yourself heard but by staying sane that you carried on the human heritage.'

George Orwell ~ Nineteen Eighty-Four

Friday, 29 February 2008

The Lucifer Effect: Understanding How Good People Turn Evil

Whilst trawling through the usual distractions found on the Internet I came across an article that quoted a Professor Zimbardo of Stanford University as saying "If you give people power without oversight it is a formula for abuse''. Having just finished re-reading Nineteen Eighty-Four, it made me think of the 'Ministry of Love' (Part 3, Section 2) and the 'waxen faced' officers.

I thought the link to Professor Zimbardo's site would be worth sharing and the book a worth while read.

http://www.lucifereffect.org/


'alone I set my mind in motion'

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