“Individuals bearing witness do not change history; only movements that understand their social world can do that. Movements encourage solidarity; the moral individual is likely, all unwittingly, to do the opposite, for bearing witness is lonely: it breeds feelings of superiority and moralistic anger against those who are not doing the same.” WorldFeelingsIndividualSocialCan DoMoralMovementLonelyOppositesWitnessSolidaritySuperiorityBearing Witness Author:Ellen Willis
“As God as my witness, they said, We're above the law. There's nothing you can do to us. You're just a church secretary.” SaidLawCan DoChurchWitnessSecretaryThey SaidAbove The Law Author:Jessica Hahn
“You can't stop suffering, you can't stop terrible things from happening, but you can bear witness... The least us reporters can do is go there and tell their stories.” StoriesSufferingCan DoCommunityWorkViolenceBearsTerribleHappeningsHuman RightsIdeologyWitnessFree SpeechReportersTerrible Things Author:Anderson Cooper