Mirrors of Destruction Quotes

“It is my assertion, however, that the project of remaking humanity and defining identity has been at the core of this century, and that much of this project was characterized by a tremendous destructive urge followed by a long and as yet uncompleted process of coming to terms with the disasters it has produced and is still producing in many parts of the world.”
― Omer Bartov, Mirrors of Destruction: War, Genocide, and Modern Identity

“Indeed, one of the most frightening consequences of the Holocaust may well be that rather than serving as a warning to preserve humanity at all cost, it has provided a license to privilege physical survival over moral existence.”
― Omer Bartov, Mirrors of Destruction: War, Genocide, and Modern Identity