It is true that all of us are the beneficiaries of crimes committed by our ancestors, and it is true that nothing can be done about that now because the victims are dead and the survivors are innocent. These are good reasons for keeping our mouths shut about the past: but tell me, what are our reasons for silence about atrocities still to come?
Damon Knight, One Side Laughing: Stories Unlike Other Stories
atrocities, reparations, restitution, sins-of-the-father, survival, unfairness