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The Ghosts of Nagasaki

Book by Daniel Clausen · 2 quotes · Cycle Of Violence, Fascism, Healing

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“In retrospect, I came to Nagasaki for the regenerative properties. The second atomic bomb blast so many years ago, which had swept up most of the city in a plutonium cloud, had made the city radioactively peace-loving. Reversing the usual cycle that turns victim into perpetrator, the people who stepped from the rubble filled their hearts with a fervent devotion to peace in all its forms. In my mind's eye I see them: wounded and dying, their lungs filled with ash and smoke. The ash sits there for some time, and when they exhale, miraculously, something akin to love comes out.”

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“You gotta beware of the utopian train of thought, mate. That's usually the first step towards fascism.”

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