I learned a lot from Vietnam veterans, especially as some of them turned against their own war.
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Every adult in the world has some sense that he or she might be obliterated at any time by these weapons that we have created.Robert Jay Lifton
Again, I was influenced by my father, who was very much an atheist and took pride in combating the traditional or orthodox forms of Judaism, which his parents and which my mother's parents were very steeped in.
Robert Jay Lifton
But when I went to Hiroshima and began to study or just listen to people's descriptions of their work, it was quite clear they were talking about death all the time, about people dying all around them, about their own fear of death.
Robert Jay Lifton
When I was still in my psychiatric residency training in New York City, I was subjected to the doctor draft of that time, during the early fifties, at the time of the Korean War.
Robert Jay Lifton
Yes, I've been very preoccupied with the survivor all through my work.
Robert Jay Lifton
My father in particular was a progressive person, a person who made his way in this society by attending the City College of New York.
Robert Jay Lifton
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