“All the Dachaus must remain standing. The Dachaus, the Belsens, the Buchenwalds, the Auschwitzes -all of them. They must remain standing because they are a monument to a moment in time when some men decided to turn the earth into a graveyard, into it they shoveled all of their reason, their logic, their knowledge, but worst of all their conscience. And the moment we forget this, the moment we cease to be haunted by its remembrance. Then we become the grave diggers.”
“It has forever been thus: So long as men write what they think, then all of the other freedoms – all of them – may remain intact. And it is then that writing becomes a weapon of truth, an article of faith, an act of courage.”
I see there was more to Rod Serling than met the eye. How tragic that this quote is needed now more than ever.
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Yes, it is.
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i have always found him to be a fascinating person. i read his bio written by his daughter as well as a book that had the story behind each twilight episode. amazing talent and amazing man.
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I have not read his bio, but I will put it on my list.
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Rod Serling was a paratrooper in the Pacific War, serving in the 11th Airborne Division.
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I did not know that. Thank you.
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I agree with him 100%. Driving by Dachau was enough to make all the hairs stand up. I will NEVER understand how we can do that to each other.
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I think what matters the most is that those memories help us to prevent it from happening again.
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