Fake Heroes Quotes

“...the list of other woman scientists who have been overlooked, edited out, or erased, makes a very long and very depressing read...”
― Otto English, Fake Heroes: Ten False Icons and How they Altered the Course of History

“...something called the Bystander Effect, that paradox first identified by John Darley and Bibb Latané in 1968, argues that the larger the number of people present at an emergency, the slower anyone is to respond, and conversely, the smaller the number, the more likely is to someone act quickly. In other words, crowds diffuse personal responsibility, but individuals feel obliged to do something.”
― Otto English, Fake Heroes: Ten False Icons and How they Altered the Course of History

“A történelem dzsessz, nem pedig karaoke.”
― Otto English, Fake Heroes: Ten False Icons and How they Altered the Course of History