Fascism succeeded exactly in those places where decent people did not find it within themselves to stand up against it – be it from laziness, weakness or just cowardice . . . As Dante taught us, there is a special place in hell for those people who, at times of a deep moral catastrophe choose a neutral stance. I swear I would have preferred a thousand-fold to share the joys of science with you today, to praise the good teachers from whom I have had the privilege to learn . . . I could have told you all about the happiness to be found in daily work alongside brilliant, enthusiastic young
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