Famous Quote By Judith Herman

In order to escape accountability for his/her crimes, the perpetrator does everything in his/her power to promote forgetting. Secrecy and silence are the perpetrator’s first line of defense. If secrecy fails, the perpetrator attacks the credibility of his victim. If he/she cannot silence him/her absolutely, he/she tries to make sure no one listens.

I think everyone should read Judith Herman's book Trauma and Recovery: The Aftermath of Violence--from Domestic Abuse to Political Terror