Philip G. Zimbardo Quotes

“Evil is knowing better, but willingly doing worse.”

“Heroes are those who can somehow resist the power of the situation and act out of noble motives, or behave in ways that do not demean others when they easily can.”

“If you put good apples into a bad situation, you’ll get bad apples.”

“The line between good and evil is permeable and almost anyone can be induced to cross it when pressured by situational forces.”

“Fear is the State's psychological weapon of choice to frighten citizens into sacrificing their basic freedoms and rule-of-law protections in exchange for the security promised by their all-powerful government.”