My study of history has led me to believe that there is a kind of dark matter inside the human race. It’s different from evil—which, of course, everyone is capable of—but it is a kind of dark oppositional energy that goes from issue to issue, era to era. It’s rooted in self-interest, self-preservation, in fear, in not wanting to be inconvenienced, not wanting to change, not wanting to have to get involved. It manifests itself a thousand ways, but once you know how to recognize it, you spot it everywhere.
