we can no longer hide behind man’s supposed impotence and wretched incompetence; we ourselves must bear the blame if we are villains, cowards, or liars, for although we have an all-powerful force inside, we dare not use it for fear it might destroy us.
 Nikos Kazantzakis, Report to Greco (1961). copy citation

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Author Nikos Kazantzakis
Source Report to Greco
Topic incompetence fear
Date 1961
Language English
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Note Translated by P. A. Bien
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