QOTD - hold your head up high and don't be afraid of the dark

"The manner in which one endures what must be endured is more important than the thing that must be endured." Dean Acheson, American statesman

This quote implies a great deal about Dean Acheson's personal experience. Could one say this if one had been raped? tortured? enslaved? forced to shoot one's own parents and join their enemies? It's reasonable to think that Acheson meant to encourage dignity in the face of adversity but, as an isolated sentence, this comment trivializes evil by implying that it pales by comparison to the manner in which the victim suffers it.



Quotes-of-the day from the 2014 Keep Calm & Carry On desk calendar