Share this sentence
— Ralph Waldo Emerson"The torments of martyrdom are probably most keenly felt by the bystanders."
Related information
Discover more quotes
Previous Quote
It is not open to the cool bystander . . . to set himself up as an impartial judge of events which would never have occurred had he outstretched a helping hand in time.
— Winston Churchill
Next Quote
The horror of the Holocaust is not that it deviated from human norms; the horror is that it didn't. What happened may happen again, to others not necessarily Jews, perpetrated by others, not necessarily Germans. We are all possible victims, possible perpetrators, possible bystanders.
— Yehuda Bauer
Loading recommended content...