Albert Einstein conveys the idea that the world is destroyed by passive people who do not take advantage of their ability to set right from wrong. If someone does something destructive and they are stopped then nothing bad will happen. On the other hand, if someone does something evil and people only respond to them with indifference then the world will turn into utter chaos. Einstein implies that in order to have a secure world it is necessary for everyone to stand by what they believe is right and speak up when someone is acting unjustly. Einstein’s assertion is brought up in almost every horrible event that happened in history and that is what makes it valid. Antagonists are rarely ever a majority, especially those who actively try to harm others. The nazis were not the majority of…show more content… While many people, especially children, did not have problems with the blacks, they did not do anything about their suffering. In Kindred, a novel about slavery in America, Rufus, the white son of a plantation owner, continues to call Dana, a black women, a “nigger” even though he likes Dana and knows she does not like the name.Also, in the novel when Dana get in trouble, Rufus does nothing to protect her from whippings. There were many people in history that did not approve of slavery, but they did not say anything or try to stop it. Therefore, slavery was able to exist for a long time. If more people would have spoken up instead of ignoring the issue, then slavery could have been abolished long before it was. In conclusion, it is the passive majority that makes the world an unsafe place to live. When people do nothing and let someone else decide for them they actually give the permission to evil people to do evil things. In order for the world to be free from evil everyone must be aware of the actions of others and insure that everyone is doing as they
